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