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chemosurgery /che·mo·sur·gery/ (ke?mo-ser´jer-e) destruction of tissue by chemical means for therapeutic purposes. Mohs' chemosurgery see under technique.
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. |
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A 66-year-old woman with history of facial skin cancers presented to the senior author (JRT) after she had undergone Mobs' chemosurgery for removal of a basal cell carcinoma on the right nasal ala (figure, A). radiotherapy, electrodesiccation and curettage, Mohs' surgery, and surgical excision) have found that surgical excision and Mohs' chemosurgery offer the best cure rates. |
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