Mohs micrographic surgery reduces the risk of reconstruction with positive margins, repeat surgeries, and time to definitive reconstruction compared to conventional excision of hand and foot melanomas: A retrospective cohort study
Compared to MMS, CE of HFMs has higher rates of reconstruction with positive margins, repeat surgeries, and a longer time to definitive reconstruction.
Authors
- Karla Valdes-Morales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1258-1311)
- John T. Miura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7028-2152)
- Neha Jariwala
- Dylan Haynes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8986-8196)
- Shannon T. Nugent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-5890)
- Giorgos C. Karakousis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9321-2795)
- Joseph F. Sobanko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7604-9463)
- Jeremy R. Etzkorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3587-3592)
- Mitul Modi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8913-4886)
- Stephanie K. Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2822-9985)
- Parnaz Daneshpajouhnejad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8845-5813)
- Junqian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2586-6172)
- H. William Higgins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0893-3334)
- Annika Deitermann
- Esther Zhang
- Jason D. Wink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5603-6246)
- Manisha Banala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8822-8135)
- Mara Trifoi
- Daniel J. Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1610-5785)
- Christopher Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5186-4595)
- Benjamin B. Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1093-4977)
- Nicole Easo
- Cerrene N. Giordano
- Joanna Walker
- Daniela Frankel
- Marissa Lubeck
- Ines C. Lin
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (US)
- University of Minnesota Medical Center (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2025.03.012
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09