Methylene blue stain guiding layered excision in Mohs' micrographic surgery.
Resection of a continuous layer of tissue by means of Mohs' micrographic surgery is problematic at several periorbital sites. We describe a technique in which methylene blue is used to identify instances of incomplete specimen removal and thus facilitate subsequent complete removal.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
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D006801:Humans; D008751:Methylene Blue; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D008751:Methylene Blue