title: Mohs surgery histopathology concordance in Australia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mohs micrographic surgery is an important technique for dealing with difficult non-melanoma skin cancers. The ability of the Mohs surgeon to correctly interpret the histopathology is crucial to the practice of this surgery. This study sought to assess the concordance between a Mohs surgeon and a dermatopathologist in the reading of Mohs section histopathology slides.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was a retrospective study of Mohs frozen section histopathology slides of patients from a private Mohs practice. The slides were provided for assessment by a dermatopathologist who had to interpret the histopathology and mark on a Mohs map the location of the tumour.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We demonstrate a 95% agreement between the Mohs surgeon and the dermatopathologist in the interpretation of Mohs frozen section histopathology slides.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An Australian Mohs surgeon is capable of correctly identifying and interpreting histopathology in non-melanoma skin cancers, and this compares favourably to an overseas study.
authors: Burswood Dermatology and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. ernest@bursderm.com.au
authors: Ernest
authors: E
authors: Tan
authors: Tim
authors: T
authors: Elliott
authors: Lawrence
authors: L
authors: Yu
authors: Kelly
authors: K
authors: Litterick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015588:Observer Variation; D010336:Pathology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*