Safety, complications and patients’ acceptance of Mohs micrographic surgery under local anaesthesia: results from the U.K. MAPS (Mohs Acceptance and Patient Safety) Collaboration Group
British Journal of Dermatology2016Vol. 176(3), pp. 806–808
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Walayat Hussain, Andrew Affleck, Firas Al‐Niaimi, Ashley R Cooper, Emma Craythorne, Colin Fleming, V. Ghura, J.A.A. Langtry, C.M. Lawrence, S. Loghdey, Lisa Naysmith, T. Oliphant, Rajib R. Rahim, Stephen G. Rice, M. Sivaramkrishan, G.I. Stables, Sandeep Varma, R. Mallipeddi
Abstract
By virtue of its tissue sparing properties and assessment of 100% of the margin of excised specimens, MMS is regarded as the gold-standard surgical treatment of high-risk non-melanoma skin cancers of the head and neck. From its original inception in the 1940s, modern day MMS has evolved to become a fresh tissue surgical technique, using frozen section margin control performed under local anaesthesia in an out-patient or day-case setting. In the UK, the increasing burden of skin cancer has resulted in a greater demand for MMS with over 32 units across the country providing the technique. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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