This book details all important aspects of Mohs surgery. Each chapter is easy to read, with summary boxes of all the major points. The chapters are written by world-renowned physicians in their respective specialties.
This book is written for dermatologists, otolaryngologists, facial plastic surgeons and any physician who want to provide state of the art treatment for skin cancer patients. Considering the high incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers such as Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (accounting for over one million cases per year in the United States) and since Mohs Micrographic Surgery has become the treatment of choice for these skin cancers, the popularity of this technique has been increasing dramatically, worldwide.
Chapter 1: Historical Perspective of Mohs Micrographic Surgery.- Section
I: Fundamentals of Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
Chapter 2: General Indications
for Mohs Micrographic Surgery -Tumor Location (high risk anatomical location;
tissue conservation priority) -Tumor Size -Deep Structure Involvement
-Recurrent Tumor -Positive margins after surgical excision -Tumor
type/histological differentiation -Irradiated skin.
Chapter 3: Pre-operative
Evaluation.
Chapter 4: The Mohs Micrographic Surgery Operative Room Set-up.-
Chapter 5: Anesthesia Considerations: Local versus Regional.
Chapter 6:
Surgical Anatomy for Mohs Micrographic Surgeons.
Chapter 7: The Fixed-Tissue
Mohs Micrographic Surgical Technique -Mapping -Instrumentation and sutures.-
Chapter 8: The Fresh-Tissue Mohs Micrographic Surgical Technique -Mapping
-Instrumentation and sutures.
Chapter 9: Special Considerations for Mohs
Micrographic Surgery in Organ transplant recipients.
Chapter 10: Mohs
Micrographic Surgery in Ethnic Skin.
Chapter 11: Mohs Micrographic Surgery
and Genodermatoses.
Chapter 12: Nursing Interventions.- Section II:
Laboratory Processing.
Chapter 13: Histopathology Laboratory Set-up and
Necessary Instruments.
Chapter 14: Tissue Specimen Transport and Initial
Processing.
Chapter 15: Cryostat Preparation of Slides.
Chapter 16:
Staining Preparation of Slides.
Chapter 17: Histopathologic Interpretation
of Mohs Slides.
Chapter 18: Tissue Specimen
Documentation/Record-Keeping/Storage.- Section III: Mohs Micrographic Surgery
by tumor and site.
Chapter 19: Basal Cell Carcinoma -Introduction -Basic
epidemiology -Subtypes (Clinical Presentation, Histopathology, Indications
for MMS, Reported cure rates ą for each subtype).
Chapter 20: Squamous Cell
Carcinoma.
Chapter 21: Melanoma.
Chapter 22: Dermatofibrosarcoma
protuberans.
Chapter 23 Microcystic adnexal carcinoma.
Chapter 24 Atypical
fibroxanthoma/ Malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
Chapter 25 Extramammary
Pagets disease.-Chapter 26 Leiomyosarcoma.
Chapter 27 Merkel cell
carcinoma.
Chapter 28 Adnexal / Adenocystic carcinomas (Eccrine
porocarcinoma, Sweat gland carcinoma).
Chapter 29: Sebaceous gland
carcinoma.
Chapter 30: Eyelids.
Chapter 31: Nails.
Chapter 32: Genitalia.-
Chapter 33: Deep Structures: Mucosa, Fat, Muscle, Nerve, Cartilage, Bone.-
Section IV: Pitfalls of Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
Chapter 34:
Histopathological pitfalls of Mohs.
Chapter 35: Complications of Mohs
Micrographic Surgery -Bleeding -Nerve Damage -Cardiovascular Events -Drug
Reaction/Toxicity/Allergy/Bacterial prophylaxis -Wound Infection/Infective
seeding of prosthetic devices/Bacterial endocarditis.- Section V:
Reconstructive and Adjuvant techniques.
Chapter 36: Eyelid Reconstruction
after Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
Chapter 37: Flaps.
Chapter 38: Skin
grafts.
Chapter 39: Complex Closures.
Chapter 40: Prosthetic
rehabilitation.
Chapter 41: Adjuvant therapy after Mohs Micrographic Surgery
effudex, Aldara, radiation, etc.- Section VI: Training and Regulations in
Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
Chapter 42: Training and certification for Mohs
micrographic surgery.
Chapter 43: Office Practice for Mohs Micrographic
Surgery (ancillary).- Section VII: International Perspective of Mohs
Micrographic Surgery.
Chapter 44: South America, Africa, Europe, Asia,
Australia.- Section VIII: Patient Safety and Medicolegal Issues.
Chapter 45:
Information for Patients and Safety Considerations.
Chapter 46: Ethical
Issues regarding Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
Chapter 47: Medicolegal Issues
regarding Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
Chapter 48: Psychological Issues
regarding Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
