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Mohs Surgery for Periungual and Subungual Skin Cancer

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Mohs surgery for a malignancy in the periungual and subungual location is advantageous because it is a tissue-sparing technique that preserves maximum function and normal appearance. Traditional surgical treatment for such tumors is wide local excision and closure; in some cases, amputation of the digit is considered. The amount of tissue removed with these standard surgical treatments may be quite debilitating for the patient. Often, Mohs surgery will preserve a significant amount of nail matrix so that an almost normal-appearing nail regrows.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Southern California, Santa Monica, CA, USA

    Steven Chow

  2. Department of Dermatology, UCLA and USC, Santa Monica, CA, USA

    Richard G. Bennett

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Chow, S., Bennett, R.G. (2012). Mohs Surgery for Periungual and Subungual Skin Cancer. In: Nouri, K. (eds) Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2152-7_28

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