Difference between revisions of "Electrodesiccation and curettage"

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# 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==
*EDC is 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>
Limitations of the technique are:
*The [[margin status]] is assessed clinically.
*Size of the lesion may be impossible to determine.
==References==
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[[Category:Dermatopathology]]
[[Category:Dermatopathology]]