Imaging in cutaneous surgery. (November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Levine, Amanda; Siegel, Daniel; Markowitz, Orit
• Is Part Of: Future oncology. Volume 13:Number 26(2017)
• Page Start: 2329
• Page End: 2340
• Publication Date: 2017-11
• Subjects: fluorescence confocal microscopy -- high-frequency ultrasound -- Mohs micrographic surgery -- noninvasive imaging -- optical coherence tomography -- Raman spectroscopy -- reflectance confocal microscopy -- skin cancer; Oncology -- Periodicals; 616.99405
• DOI: 10.2217/fon-2017-0277
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-6694

Abstract

Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the USA. Mohs micrographic surgery is a microscopically controlled surgical technique that excises lateral and deep surgical margins while also sparing function and achieving a good cosmetic outcome. Given the increasing incidence in skin cancer worldwide and its associated treatment costs, techniques are being developed to improve the time and cost efficacy of this procedure. The use of noninvasive imaging, both in vivo and ex vivo, has the potential to increase efficiency of diagnosis and surgical management of skin cancers. These devices are useful in delineating lateral and deep tumor margins prior to surgery in vivo as well as to detect residual tumor ex vivo virtually in real time.