The preservation of the surgical margins marking is essential during Mohs micrographic surgery. However, skin degermation antisepsis and use gauze local anesthesia often remove these markings. protective film Cavilon® 3M to fix pen ink was effective in preserving map, allowing an accurate removal specimen.

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...

AFX: atypical fibroxanthoma HMWK: high molecular weight keratins IHC: immunohistochemical MMS: Mohs surgery SCC: squamous cell carcinoma INTRODUCTION Poorly differentiated spindle cell neoplasms pose a diagnostic challenge for dermatopathologists because of a lack of specific morphologic features on standard histopathology. Further characterization with immunohistochemical (IHC) studies is freq...

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin (LELCS) is a rare cutaneous neoplasm with microscopic similarities to non-cutaneous lymphoepitheliomatous malignancies, particularly undifferentiated carcinoma of the nasopharynx. It can be clinically and histologically confused with other benign and malignant tumors. If not adequately treated, recurrence and distant metastasis are probable. We prese...

BACKGROUND With the advent of incorporating the immunoperoxidase staining technique into the processing of frozen tissue, the use of Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) has been expanded to include several high-risk tumors such as lentigo maligna, malignant melanoma, and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. OBJECTIVES To thoroughly review the English medical literature pertaining to the use of immuno...