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. 2021 Jun 10;9(6):e3607. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003607

Table 4.

Management Based on Lesion Location

n % SD
Face/Neck 103 100.0%
 Average no. excisions 1.8 1.1
 Negative margins achieved 93 90.3%
 Negative margins not achieved 10 9.7%
 Mohs 12 11.7%
 No Mohs 91 88.3%
Scalp 11 100.0%
 Average no. excisions 1.9 1.1
 Negative margins achieved 10 90.9%
 Negative margins not achieved 1 9.1%
 No Mohs 11 100.0%
Trunk 37 100.0%
 Average no. excisions 1.5 0.6
 Negative margins achieved 37 100.0%
 No Mohs 37 100.0%
Upper extremity 32 100.0%
 Average no. excisions 1.4 0.7
 Negative margins achieved 30 93.8%
 Negative margins not achieved 2 6.3%
 No Mohs 32 100.0%
Lower extremity 22 100.0%
 Average no. excisions 1.3 0.6
 Negative margins achieved 21 95.5%
 Negative margins not achieved 1 4.5%
 No Mohs 22 100.0%
Management by lesion location risk
High risk 69 100.0%
 Average no. excisions 2.0 1.3
 Negative margins achieved 61 88.4%
 Negative margins not achieved 8 11.6%
 Mohs 12 17.4%
 No Mohs 57 82.6%
 OR 27 39.1%
 Never OR 42 60.9%
Medium risk 57 100.0%
 Average no. excisions 1.6 0.8
 Negative margins achieved 54 94.7%
 Negative margins not achieved 3 5.3%
 Mohs 0 0.0%
 No Mohs 57 100.0%
 OR 42 73.7%
 Never OR 15 26.3%
Low risk 79 100.0%
 Average no. excisions 1.4 0.6
 Negative margins achieved 76 96.2%
 Negative margins not achieved 3 3.8%
 Mohs 0 0.0%
 No Mohs 79 100.0%
 OR 7 8.9%
 Never OR 72 91.1%