Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremity is a common adverse outcome following large surgical procedures on the lower extremities, such as orthopedic surgery. It is a much rarer occurrence following Mohs micrographic surgery especially when patients have not immobilized the extremity. Reports of postoperative thrombotic or thromboembolic disease in the dermatologic literature are spa...

Mohs melanoma chemosurgery using 50% zinc chloride has not been widely accepted despite a 30-year consecutive series indicating 53% survival improvement (p = .003) for advancedmelanomas over conventional surgery. In chemosurgery, melanomas are fixed and removed in layers with 24-hour zinc chloride paste applications before each excision. An extra application is made to the tumor-free plane to e...

DESCRIPTION A 67-year-old male patient presented with basal cell carcinoma of the superior helix of the left ear. He underwent Mohs surgery with complete tumor excision resulting in an approximately 2.5 cm open wound with exposed cartilage. The defect was reconstructed with an Antia-Buch chondrocutaneous advancement flap.

IMPORTANCE Surgical excision of skin cancer is a common treatment, yet the proper surgical margin remains unclear. This study reviews data on lesions and their margins as defined by Mohs micrographic surgery. OBJECTIVE To review margins as defined by Mohs micrographic surgery. DESIGN Retrospective review of data from patients with skin cancer. SETTING Academic medical center. PARTICIPAN...

IMPORTANCE Surgical training in dermatology residencies has increased, and there is growing interest in measuring resident competence more precisely. This study applies the use of the objective structured assessment of technical skills (OSATS) to measure competence in dermatologic surgery. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the utility of OSATS as a tool for measuring surgery skills during dermatology res...

The adnexal tumours are a very heterogeneous group of lesions, more and more studied in the literature. The squamoid eccrine ductal carcinoma (SEDC) is a rare malignant variant that combines ductal structures with squamous differentiation. We report a case of dermoscopic and histological diagnosis of SEDC, treated with Mohs Surgery and with no recurrence of a tumour after 12 months of follow up.

Hidroacanthoma simplex is a rare intraepidermal neoplasia that arises from the acrosyringial portion of the eccrine duct. Malignant transformation of hidroacanthoma simplex is reported in the literature and the treatment is performed with wide excision or Mohs micrographic surgery. We report the first case successfully treated with cryosurgery with a long-term follow up.