Association of Treatment Facility Characteristics With Overall Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for T1a-T2a Invasive Melanoma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Early-stage melanoma, among the most common cancers in the US, is typically treated with wide local excision. However, recent advances in immunohistochemistry have led to an increasing number of these cases being excised via Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). Although studies of resections for other cancers have reported that facility-level factors are associated with patient outcomes, it is not yet established how these factors may affect outcomes for patients treated with Mohs micrographic surgery.

Objective

To evaluate the association of treatment center academic affiliation and case volume with long-term patient survival after MMS for T1a-T2a invasive melanoma.

Design, setting, and participants

In a retrospective cohort study, 4062 adults with nonmetastat

SUBMITTER: Cheraghlou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8014201 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature