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Mohs micrographic surgery revisited: A multidisciplinary, collaborative approach for the treatment of aggressive and recurrent basal cell carcinoma on the head and neck
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, 17164, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7779-8589
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2022 (English)In: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, ISSN 1748-6815, E-ISSN 1878-0539, Vol. 75, no 9, p. 3373-3383Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Mohs micrographic surgery is the preferred surgical option for high-risk basal cell carcinomas. In our institution, the method is exclusively used for the treatment of aggressive and recurrent facial tumours selected via multidisciplinary team meetings and consistently managed using a multidisciplinary approach. The aim of this retrospective patient-record study was to examine the outcomes for basal cell carcinomas managed with Mohs micrographic surgery and to present our experience from multidisciplinary team meetings and interdisciplinary collaborations. All patients treated between September 2009 and March 2019 at Karolinska University hospital were included. In a total of 143 facial basal cell carcinomas in 138 patients, 86 primary and 57 recurrent, the recurrence rate was 4.9% after a median follow-up of 24 months. In regions, where highly specialised Mohs surgeons performing all the steps of the procedure are limited, interdisciplinary collaboration can be an effective strategy for appropriate patient selection and for performing all steps of Mohs surgery with dermatosurgeons eradicating the tumour, pathologists evaluating the histopathology, followed by reconstructive surgery by plastic surgeons. The approach we present here provides a robust and functioning Mohs surgical service during the build-up of the organisation, while providing the opportunity to train new surgeons. Once the clinic has been set up, the multidisciplinary approach should always be considered and applied when dealing with complex cases.

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Elsevier, 2022. Vol. 75, no 9, p. 3373-3383
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Mohs micrographic surgery, MMS Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Basal cell carcinoma, Pathology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-552148DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.037ISI: 000875449400005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85131090240OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-552148DiVA, id: diva2:1943158
Available from: 2025-03-09 Created: 2025-03-09 Last updated: 2025-11-04Bibliographically approved

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