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'''Electrodesiccation and curettage''', abbreviated '''EDC''' and '''E+C''', is a procedure in which: | '''Electrodesiccation and curettage''', abbreviated '''EDC''' and '''E+C''', is a procedure in which: | ||
# The lesion is cut-off. | # The lesion is cut-off (sent to pathology). | ||
# The surgical site is cauterized using electricity (electrodesiccation). | # The surgical site is cauterized using electricity (electrodesiccation). | ||
# The electrodesiccated tissue is scrapped off (curettage). | # The electrodesiccated tissue is scrapped off (curettage). | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
* | *EDCs are typically done by family physicians and dermatologists for non-[[melanoma]] skin cancers.<ref name=pmid12170889>{{Cite journal | last1 = Goldman | first1 = G. | title = The current status of curettage and electrodesiccation. | journal = Dermatol Clin | volume = 20 | issue = 3 | pages = 569-78, ix | month = Jul | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 12170889 }}</ref> | ||
*The practise is not without controversy.<ref name=pmid12170889/><ref name=pmid20677531>{{Cite journal | last1 = Reschly | first1 = MJ. | last2 = Shenefelt | first2 = PD. | title = Controversies in skin surgery: electrodessication and curettage versus excision for low-risk, small, well-differentiated squamous cell carcinomas. | journal = J Drugs Dermatol | volume = 9 | issue = 7 | pages = 773-6 | month = Jul | year = 2010 | doi = | PMID = 20677531 }}</ref> | *The practise is not without controversy.<ref name=pmid12170889/><ref name=pmid20677531>{{Cite journal | last1 = Reschly | first1 = MJ. | last2 = Shenefelt | first2 = PD. | title = Controversies in skin surgery: electrodessication and curettage versus excision for low-risk, small, well-differentiated squamous cell carcinomas. | journal = J Drugs Dermatol | volume = 9 | issue = 7 | pages = 773-6 | month = Jul | year = 2010 | doi = | PMID = 20677531 }}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:21, 13 February 2016
Electrodesiccation and curettage, abbreviated EDC and E+C, is a procedure in which:
- The lesion is cut-off (sent to pathology).
- The surgical site is cauterized using electricity (electrodesiccation).
- The electrodesiccated tissue is scrapped off (curettage).
General
- EDCs are typically done by family physicians and dermatologists for non-melanoma skin cancers.[1]
- The practise is not without controversy.[1][2]
Limitations of the technique are:
- The margin status is assessed clinically.
- The pathologist cannot comment on whether the margin is clear or the surgical clearance.
- The size of the lesion may be impossible to determine.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goldman, G. (Jul 2002). "The current status of curettage and electrodesiccation.". Dermatol Clin 20 (3): 569-78, ix. PMID 12170889.
- ↑ Reschly, MJ.; Shenefelt, PD. (Jul 2010). "Controversies in skin surgery: electrodessication and curettage versus excision for low-risk, small, well-differentiated squamous cell carcinomas.". J Drugs Dermatol 9 (7): 773-6. PMID 20677531.