Secondary‐intention healing following Mohs micrographic surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of a finger |
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| Authors: | Julio Magliano Virginia Rossi Nelson Turra Carlos Bazzano |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medical‐Surgical Dermatology, “Dr. Manuel Quintela” Hospital, University of the Republic, Montevideo Uruguay |
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| Abstract: | Mohs micrographic surgery is the best therapeutical option for hand squamous cell carcinoma without bone involvement; however, the reconstruction of the surgical defect could be very difficult if the tumour is located in the distal phalanx of a finger. We present the case of a patient with a squamous cell carcinoma of the distal phalanx of a finger, which was treated with Mohs micrographic surgery, and its surgical defect was successfully resolved by secondary‐intention healing using hydrocolloid dressings. |
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| Keywords: | hydrocolloid dressings Mohs surgery secondary‐intention healing skin cancer squamous cell carcinoma |
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