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Mohs Micrographic Surgery In A Pediatric Patient With Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Cameron Nichols, Shields W. Callahan Md

Graduate Medical Education (GME) Resident and Fellow Research Day Posters

An 11-year old boy presented with biopsy proven squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the left cheek. Pathology demonstrated moderate to well-differentiated SCC with positive deep and peripheral margins and no signs of definitive perineural invasion. Past medical history was significant for radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and stem cell transplant seven years prior for the treatment of a spinal embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes with no signs of recurrence. He never had any direct radiation therapy to the site of his SCC. Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) was ultimately selected as the treatment of choice for his SCC.

The main concern with MMS …