With approximately 3.5 million cases diagnosed each year, nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common form of cancer. NMSC results in about 3000 deaths each year and the cost of treatments is estimated to exceed $ 600 million each year [1]. The most effective form of NMSC treatment is Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS) which involves removing cancer layer by layer while simultaneously proces...

OBJECTIVE To summarize evidence about the recurrence of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) following Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Pascal, Biosis, CisMef, BDSP, Scopus, and Web of Knowledge databases were searched for the period January 1, 1995, to August 31, 2011. Search terms were Mohs micrographic surgery, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans...

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BACKGROUND: Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS) affords a high cure rate for cutaneous carcinoma. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to characterize the pain patients experience after MMS and reconstruction of the head and neck, and to determine if preemptive dosing of analgesics was superior to patient‐initiated dosing on an "as needed" basis. METHODS: A controlled trial of 200 subjects undergoing...