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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Mohs Surgery
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Cirugía de Mohs
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Cirurgia de Mohs
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Synonyms English:
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Micrographic Surgery, Mohs
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Tree Number:
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E04.494.575
E04.680.275.580
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Definition English:
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A surgical technique used primarily in the treatment of skin neoplasms, especially basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. This procedure is a microscopically controlled excision of cutaneous tumors either after fixation in vivo or after freezing the tissue. Serial examinations of fresh tissue specimens are most frequently done. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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note spelling: no apostrophe; named for Dr. F.E. Mohs
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History Note English:
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91
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Record Number:
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29051
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Unique Identifier:
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D015580
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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