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Tangential excision debulking with vertical sections prior to Mohs micrographic surgery
Author(s) -
Tucker Simon C,
Vinciullo Carl
Publication year - 2019
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.13077
Subject(s) - medicine , debulking , mohs surgery , surgery , cancer , ovarian cancer
The tangential excision technique for removal of skin tumours has been previously described for truncal superficial BCC s but never before as an option for debulking prior to Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). Tangential excision debulking with vertical sections represents an alternative to traditional curettage debulking and offers many advantages, most notably a far better tissue specimen for histopathological analysis.