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Mohs Surgery for Nail Tumors

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Abstract

The virtues of Mohs surgery are well established and applicable to the nail unit and periungual tissues. When compared to traditional wide excision, Mohs surgery offers definitive examination of the entire cut surgical margin while sparing uninvolved tissues. There are specific techniques that can specifically maximize efficiency and improve outcomes when utilized on nail tumors. These involve tumor extirpation without plate avulsion and selective bone excision as a part of the Mohs layers. These techniques are demonstrated with pictures and videos.

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    Nathaniel J. Jellinek

  2. The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Department of Dermatology, Providence, RI, USA

    Nathaniel J. Jellinek

  3. University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Dermatology, Worcester, MA, USA

    Nathaniel J. Jellinek

  4. Beatrice Keller Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Katharine B. Cordova

  5. Dermatology Surgical Associates, LLC, Glastonbury, CT, USA

    Siobhan C. Collins

  6. Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Thomas Knackstedt

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Jellinek, N.J., Cordova, K.B., Collins, S.C., Knackstedt, T. (2018). Mohs Surgery for Nail Tumors. In: Rubin, A.I., Jellinek, N.J., Daniel, C.R., Scher, R.K. (eds) Scher and Daniel’s Nails. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65649-6_36

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