2005
Mohs micrographic surgery: established uses and emerging trends.
Pennington BE, Leffell DJ. Mohs micrographic surgery: established uses and emerging trends. Oncology 2005, 19: 1165-71; discussion 1171-2, 1175. PMID: 16255133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaMohs micrographic surgeryCell carcinomaMicrographic surgeryCommon cutaneous neoplasmsConventional surgical excisionExtramammary Paget's diseaseMicrocystic adnexal carcinomaMerkel cell carcinomaCutaneous neoplasmsPaget's diseaseResidual tumorSurgical excisionAdnexal carcinomaCommon cancerCutaneous tumorsSurgical techniqueDermatofibrosarcoma protuberansCarcinomaDeep marginTissue conservationSurgeryTumorsDisease
1996
Relationship Between Sunlight Exposure and a Key Genetic Alteration in Basal Cell Carcinoma
Gailani M, Leffell D, Ziegler A, Gross E, Brash D, Bale A. Relationship Between Sunlight Exposure and a Key Genetic Alteration in Basal Cell Carcinoma. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1996, 88: 349-354. PMID: 8609643, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.6.349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaLoss of heterozygosityCell carcinomaP53 geneSunlight exposureExact testGenetic alterationsPathogenesis of BCCSun-exposed areasFrequency of LOHMohs micrographic surgical techniqueEnvironmental agentsLocation of tumorFisher's exact testSkin cancer patientsKey genetic alterationsUVB radiationChi-squared analysisFrequent genetic alterationsLimited associationSpecific environmental agentsBCC incidenceTumor characteristicsCancer patientsCommon cancer