Response to Xu et al., "Letter to Editor 'Mohs micrographic surgery reduces the risk of reconstruction with positive margins, repeat surgeries, and time to definitive reconstruction compared to conventional excision of hand and foot melanomas: A retrospective cohort study'".

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Title: Response to Xu et al., "Letter to Editor 'Mohs micrographic surgery reduces the risk of reconstruction with positive margins, repeat surgeries, and time to definitive reconstruction compared to conventional excision of hand and foot melanomas: A retrospective cohort study'".
Authors: Kapoor D; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland., Shaikh U; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Valdes-Morales K; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Trifoi MD; Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania., Lin SK; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Deitermann AM; Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts., Banala M; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Zhang E; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Easo N; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Lubeck M; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Haynes D; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Lewis D; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland., Nugent ST; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Etzkorn JR; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Jariwala NN; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Zhang J; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Walker JL; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Higgins HW 2nd; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Sobanko JF; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Giordano CN; Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York., Daneshpajouhnejad P; Department of Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Modi M; Department of Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Dermatology, Rush University Medical Center, Illinois., Lin IC; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Chang B; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Wink J; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Karakousis G; Department of Surgical Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Miura J; Department of Surgical Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Miller CJ; Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: christopher.miller2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology [J Am Acad Dermatol] 2026 Apr 21. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 21.
Publication Type: Letter
Journal Info: Publisher: Mosby Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7907132 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1097-6787 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01909622 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Am Acad Dermatol Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1097-6787
DOI:10.1016/j.jaad.2026.04.036