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Background: There have been few published case series of penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) removed with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). Of these case series, the published cure rates are between 68% and 74%.

Objective: To report 30 years of experience removing penile SCCs with MMS.

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Effectiveness and Advantages of On-Site Pathology Services in the Care of Patients With Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer.

Dermatol Surg

January 2016

*Surgical Dermatology and Laser Center, Las Vegas, Nevada; †Zitelli & Brodland, PC, Shadyside Medical Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Background: On-site pathology services are an integral part of many dermatology and surgical dermatology practices in the United States.

Objective: Assess the effectiveness and advantages of on-site pathology services.

Methods: Biopsy data from 7 practices with on-site pathology services were reviewed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of malignancies from all lesional biopsies.

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Alternative techniques for reduction of scar length during staged excision.

J Am Acad Dermatol

October 2011

Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Otolaryngology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

Background: Staged excision is routinely used to remove disfiguring or premalignant cutaneous lesions with reduced functional loss or patient debilitation. Conventional staged excision results in a final scar length that is significantly shorter than the scar associated with a traditional elliptical excision with a 3:1 length to width ratio.

Objective: We describe alternatives to the conventional staged excision that enable even further reduction in final scar length.

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