Surgical Excision: An Effective Modality for Intradermal Melanocytic Nevus

Autor: Moizza Tahir, Najia Ahmed, Sidiqua Javaid, Sadia Malik, Atiya Rahman, Shahid Iqbal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 73, Iss 4 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0030-9648
2411-8842
DOI: 10.51253/pafmj.v73i4.7672
Popis: Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of fusiform surgical excision of intradermal melanocytic nevus and to document the aesthetic outcome of post-excisional surgical scar. Study Design: Prospective longitudinal study. Place and Duration of Study: Tertiary Care Hospital, Gujranwala Pakistan, from Apr to Oct 2021. Methodology: Patients with intradermal melanocytic nevus were enrolled after informed consent. Close-up photographs of the nevus and the site post-excision were taken. Local anaesthesia was injected with 2% Lignocaine with Adrenaline under aseptic measures. An elliptical incision with scalpel blade-15 was made around the nevus. The length of the incision was almost three times its width. Nevus and the involved tissue were removed to its full depth. A visual analogue scale was used to assess the scar cosmesis. Results: A total of 37 intradermal melanocytic nevi, were included in the study. The size of the intradermal melanocytic nevus ranged from 0.5-2cm with a duration of 3-10 years. The mean visual analogue scar scale on day 5 of surgical excision was 7.23±1.423, and on day seven was 5.37±0.575. Surgical sutures were removed on day 5 in 13(35.1%) cases and day-7 in 24(64.9%) cases. Conclusion: Surgical excision is an effective treatment modality for intradermal melanocytic nevus.
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