Chemosurgery with Mohs’ Paste Improves Terminal Recurrent Maxillary Cancer QOL

Abstract

Chemosurgery with Mohs’ paste created by Frederic E. Mohs, is microscopically controlled to treat common skin cancer. This was repeated for a 68-year-old woman with recurrent malignant spindle cell carcinoma of the maxillary sinus, who suffered from repeated bleeding and malodorous discharge from outgrowth tumor. After treatment with Mohs’ paste without apparent side-effects, the tumor coagulated, relieving her distress. Chemosurgery with Mohs’ paste is thus useful to improve the quality of life (QOL) in such terminal cases.