Reference no: EM133329158
Case: Preoperative diagnosis: Subepidermal nodular 1.0-cm lesion of the left side of the nose
Operation: Excision, lesion of nose
Procedure: Under local anesthesia, we excised the 1.0-cm lesion with 0.5-cm
margins on all sides of the defect. The lesion was excised in
fragments and submitted to pathology along with an ellipse of
skin margins. Bleeding was controlled with electrocautery, and the
wound was closed with four vertical mattress sutures of 5-0 nylon.
Polysporin and dressing were applied.
Pathological diagnosis: Well-organized basal cell carcinoma with no significant increase in
activity or dysplasia of the cells.
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