Chemosurgical report: recurrence (persistence) of tumor following excision by Mohs surgery.
The persistence (clinical recurrence) of tumor following excision by Mohs surgery may not solely be due to biologic properties of the neoplasm such as multifocality. Various technical difficulties intrinsic to the technique that may contribute to recurrence are discussed and illustrated.
D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery