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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Randomized comparison of Mohs micrographic surgery and surgical excision for small nodular basal cell carcinoma: tissue-sparing outcome.
Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is recognized globally as the criterion standard for high-risk basal cell carcinoma (BCC). The main advantage of MMS over conventional surgery is the chance of complete tumor removal, but it is also thought, based on experience, to be tissue sparing. ⋯ This is the first randomized trial demonstrating that MMS is a tissue-sparing treatment.