TY - JOUR
T1 - Interdisciplinary Surgical Management of Skin Cancer
T2 - the Saint Louis University Experience
AU - Maher, Ian A.
AU - Hurley, M. Yadira
AU - Bernstein, Michael
AU - Hsueh, Eddie
AU - Walker, Ronald
AU - Walen, Scott
AU - Espinoza, Gabriella
AU - Fosko, Scott W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - While the vast majority of skin cancers can be managed by a single practitioner in the outpatient setting, there is a subset of complex skin cancers that benefit from multidisciplinary care. At our institution, we have built strong collegial relationships with allied specialties such as surgical oncology, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery, and oculoplastic surgery. It is common for patients with high-risk or complex tumors to be seen pre-operatively by several allied specialties. This allows for care coordination and more seamless care in addition to fostering skin cancer expertise within our collaborators in allied specialties.
AB - While the vast majority of skin cancers can be managed by a single practitioner in the outpatient setting, there is a subset of complex skin cancers that benefit from multidisciplinary care. At our institution, we have built strong collegial relationships with allied specialties such as surgical oncology, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery, and oculoplastic surgery. It is common for patients with high-risk or complex tumors to be seen pre-operatively by several allied specialties. This allows for care coordination and more seamless care in addition to fostering skin cancer expertise within our collaborators in allied specialties.
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U2 - 10.1007/s13671-015-0113-6
DO - 10.1007/s13671-015-0113-6
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85069329634
SN - 2162-4933
VL - 4
SP - 147
EP - 154
JO - Current Dermatology Reports
JF - Current Dermatology Reports
IS - 3
ER -