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The use of immunohistochemical staining in Mohs micrographic surgery for melanoma: a systematic review

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/tg7cttx777/1.

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  1. Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA

    Joyce Xia

  2. Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Heli Patel

  3. Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL, USA

    Lily Guo & Cynhia Hsu

  4. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Rishab Revankar

  5. Dermatology Associates, Portland, ME, USA

    Richard Torbeck

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RT: conceived of the presented idea. JX and RR: developed the methods, and JX, HP, RR, LG, and CH: performed the computations. JX, HP, RR, and RT: verified the analytical methods. JX: wrote the manuscript first draft. All authors discussed the results and contributed to the review of the final manuscript.

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Xia, J., Patel, H., Guo, L. et al. The use of immunohistochemical staining in Mohs micrographic surgery for melanoma: a systematic review. Arch Dermatol Res 315, 2769–2772 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-023-02711-5

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