Mohs micrographic surgery: 27 year experience in the Northeast of Mexico

作者:Cristina Cortes Peralta Ely; Garza Rodriguez Veronica; Tomas Vazquez Martinez Osvaldo; Marilu Gutierrez Villarreal Ilse; Ocampo Candiani Jorge*
来源:Cirugia y Cirujanos, 2017, 85(4): 279-283.
DOI:10.1016/j.circir.2016.10.022

摘要

Introduction: Skin cancer treatment includes surgical and non-surgical techniques. Among surgical techniques, Mohs micrographic surgery permits a complete evaluation of surgical margins with maximal tissue sparing. Material and methods: Retrospective review of dermatology database of skin cancer casestreated with Mohs surgery at University Hospital Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez from 1988 to 2015. Results: A total of 546 cases were included, of these 289 ( 52.93%) corresponded to women and257 ( 47.07%) to men. Mean age at presentation was 64.3. Most tumors ( 63.2%) correspondedto infiltrative basal cell carcinoma and the majority were located on the nose and cheek; 9.7% of cases corresponded to recurrent tumors. A mean of 1 Mohs stages was used in 56%, with amean of 2 sections in 23.6%. Cutaneous flaps were used in 47.7%, representing the predominantreconstruction technique. Conclusion: Mohs surgery has emerged in one of the dermatology reference centres in the Northof the country as one of the surgical techniques for the treatment of aggressive carcinomas with high risk of recurrence.

  • 出版日期2017-8

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