Low recurrence rates for in situ and invasive melanomas using Mohs micrographic surgery with melanoma antigen recognized by T cells 1 (MART-1) immunostaining: tissue processing methodology to optimize pathologic staging and margin assessment

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Jeremy Robert EtzkornChristopher J Miller

Abstract

Various methods of tissue processing have been used to treat melanoma with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). We describe a method of treating melanoma with MMS that combines breadloaf frozen sectioning of the central debulking excision with complete peripheral and deep microscopic margin evaluation, allowing detection of upstaging and comprehensive pathologic margin assessment before reconstruction. We conducted a retrospective cohort study evaluating for local recurrence and upstaging in 614 invasive or in situ melanomas in 577 patients treated with this MMS tissue processing methodology using frozen sections with melanoma antigen recognized by T cells 1 (MART-1) immunostaining. Follow-up was available in 597 melanomas in 563 patients. Local recurrence was identified in 0.34% (2/597) lesions with a mean follow-up time of 1026 days (2.8 years). Upstaging occurred in 34 of 614 lesions (5.5%), of which 97% (33/34) were detected by the Mohs surgeon before reconstruction. Limitations include retrospective study, intermediate follow-up time, and that the recurrence status of 39.6% of patients was self-reported. Treating melanoma with MMS that combines breadloaf sectioning of the central debulking excision with complete peripheral and...Continue Reading

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