chemosurgery /che·mo·sur·gery/ (ke″mo-ser´jer-e) destruction of tissue by chemical means for therapeutic purposes.
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
Mohs' chemosurgery see under technique.
che·mo·sur·ger·y (k  m -sûr j -r)n. Selective destruction of tissue by use of chemicals. |
chemosurgery
[-sur′jərē]
Etymology: Gk, chemeia + cheirourgos, surgeon
the destruction of malignant, infected, or gangrenous tissue by the application of chemicals. The technique is used successfully to remove skin cancers.
chemosurgery
the destruction of tissue by chemical agents for therapeutic purposes; originally applied to chemical fixation of malignant, gangrenous or infected tissue, with use of frozen sections to facilitate systematic microscopic control of its excision.
chemosurgery
Mohs' micrographic technique Plastic surgery A technique for excising superficial, locally invasive, tumor microfingerlets of primary, nonmelanoma skin CA, yielding a cure rate of > 98% for broad, superficial skin CAs,
best for > 1-2 cm recurrent tumors, recurrence-prone sites–nose, eyes, ears, aggressive histologic subtypes–eg, morphea-like or metatypical BCC. See Basal cell carcinoma. Cf Chemical peel.
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