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Perineural invasion present exclusively in central tissue blocks of Mohs surgical excisions of basal cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Young Lauren,
Coates Dougal,
Pagliaro John,
Francis David,
Williamson Richard,
Gaspar Zoran
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.12617
Subject(s) - perineural invasion , medicine , basal cell carcinoma , mohs surgery , dermatology , basal cell , basal (medicine) , surgery , pathology , cancer , insulin
Perineural invasion ( PNI ) may be present in basal cell carcinomas ( BCC ) treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. This single‐centre, non‐randomised, prospective study demonstrates the potential for PNI to exist exclusively within the central tissue blocks of Mohs specimens.