title: Is curettage really necessary for basal cell carcinoma before Mohs micrographic surgery?
authors.forename: Arassh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kimyai-Asadi
authors.forename: Ming H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jih
authors.forename: Leonard H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*