title: Razor blade excision of Mohs specimens for superficial basal cell carcinomas of the distal nose.
abstract: This article describes the excision of tissue for Mohs micrographic surgery utilizing a razor blade. The blade allows the maximum amount of normal tissue to be conserved. This is important when excising a relatively small, superficial basal cell carcinoma arising in an important cosmetic area such as the nose, which is also a region at high risk for recurrence. This technique often produces a wound that will heal secondarily with an excellent cosmetic result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Grabski
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Salasche
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*