title: The nose: principles of surgical treatment.
abstract: Surgery on the nose is inseparable from the practice of dermatology. Extensive training and experience is required to account for the nose's unique role in determining individuality, its function as an airway, and its predilection for hosting aggressive tumors. This overview of anatomy and general surgical principles provides the novice with a foundation on which to build and the experienced practitioner a review of pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, Saint Louis University, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63104, USA. blbake1@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Scott W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Fosko
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*