2021
Association of Treatment Facility Characteristics With Overall Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for T1a-T2a Invasive Melanoma
Cheraghlou S, Christensen SR, Leffell DJ, Girardi M. Association of Treatment Facility Characteristics With Overall Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for T1a-T2a Invasive Melanoma. JAMA Dermatology 2021, 157: 531-539. PMID: 33787836, PMCID: PMC8014201, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.0023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMohs micrographic surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseTreatment facility characteristicsMicrographic surgeryInvasive melanomaCohort studyOverall survivalImproved long-term survivalLong-term patient survivalCox proportional hazards modelFacility characteristicsCancer-accredited facilitiesStudy of resectionRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable survival analysisWide local excisionHazard of deathTreatment of patientsLow-volume facilitiesProportional hazards modelEarly-stage melanomaFacility-level factorsLong-term survivalImproved survivalLocal excision
2019
Comparison of Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery vs Wide Margin Excision for Early-Stage Invasive Melanoma
Cheraghlou S, Christensen SR, Agogo GO, Girardi M. Comparison of Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery vs Wide Margin Excision for Early-Stage Invasive Melanoma. JAMA Dermatology 2019, 155: 1252-1259. PMID: 31553403, PMCID: PMC6764120, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.2890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWide margin excisionMohs micrographic surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseOverall survivalInvasive melanomaStage IMargin excisionCancer DatabaseMicrographic surgeryCox proportional hazards regression survival analysisCox proportional hazards regression analysisCancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging ManualUse of MMSPropensity score-matched analysisProportional hazards regression analysisCancer-accredited facilitiesRetrospective cohort studyAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer Staging ManualHazards regression analysisCommon malignant neoplasmTreatment of melanomaRegression survival analysisComparison of survivalEligible patients