A patient with skin cancer is recovering from a surgical procedure in which the layers of the lesion were shaved off. The nurse realizes that this patient most likely had which procedure?
1. Mohs surgery
2. complete surgical excision of the lesion
3. curettage
4. electrodesiccation
Correct Answer: 1
In Mohs surgery, thin layers of the tumor are horizontally shaved off. A frozen section of the tissue is stained at each level to determine tumor margins. A surgical excision is the total removal of the lesion not just layers. Curettage is the shaving of abnormal tissue within 1 to 2 mm of the margin. Electrodesiccation refers to the use of a low-voltage transmission to the base of the tumor.
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