title: Lentigo maligna. The use of rush permanent sections in therapy.
abstract: Lentigo maligna is often treated with superficial therapies that are associated with high recurrence rates. The high recurrence rates are a result of incomplete destruction or removal of tumor from clinically inapparent but histologically positive areas. We describe the use of the Mohs technique with rush permanent sections for the complete removal of this melanocytic neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mt Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach 33140.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Dhawan
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Rabinovitz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poulos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*