SIALOMETAPLASIA AND MICROGRAPHIC SURGERY

Mohs' micrographic surgery is a very reasonable technique for recurren t carcinomas, avoiding unnecessary resection of healthy tissue. The ob jective of the present work was to study the histological features of sialometaplasia in Mohs' micrographic surgery. A 57-year-old male pati ent presenting with a recurrent basal cell carcinoma successfully trea ted with Mohs' micrographic surgery in 4 sessions and 10 stages is des cribed. The last stages revealed histopathological features of sialome taplasia. In conclusion, an accurate knowledge of the histopathologica l features is important in order to differentiate sialometaplasia from carcinoma and to avoid unnecessary resection of healthy tissue.