Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mohs micrographic surgery was superior to wide local excision as measured by local recurrence rates in a cohort ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Positive margins are infrequent following standard excision, but when they do occur it is mostly in the upper ...

Purpose It has been hypothesized that wide excision alone with margins ≥ 1 cm may be adequate treatment for small, grade 1 or 2 ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). To test this hypothesis, we conducted a ...

Surgery is usually the main treatment for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma as well as most types of melanoma. Other times, surgery is used together with other treatment types.

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic mastectomy and endoscopic wide local excision for breast cancer. This involves removing part or all of the breast using special instruments inserted ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...

Surgery is the “gold standard” of treating skin cancer, but disease type and patient preferences could determine which type of procedure is used, an expert said. Surgery is the “gold standard” for ...

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. Elliptical excision of the skin is an essential procedure that can be used in the diagnosis and management of skin lesions and ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of endoscopic mastectomy and endoscopic wide local excision for breast cancer is inadequate in quantity. Therefore, these procedures should only be used in ...