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Treatment of skin cancers has an inherent risk of complications, as with any other medical treatment. The main complications seen with the surgical treatment of skin cancers are the same as with any other surgery. They include infection, bleeding, dehiscence, and necrosis. These four interrelated complications are often referred to as the “terrible tetrad” (Hendi 2007). The rate of these complications is relatively low with dermatologic surgery procedures (Cook and Perone 2003; Aasi and Leffell 2003).
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Hendi, A., Martinez, JC. (2011). Complications of Skin Cancer Treatment. In: Atlas of Skin Cancers. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13399-2_7
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