drhoads
Guru
Pre and post op dx: Subcutaneous nodule, right axilla
Procedure Performed: Excision specimen measured 1 x 2 x 0.5 cm with a resultant 3 cm suture line.
Operative Technique: An elliptical incision was made around the palpable mass, carried down through the subcutaneous tissues. The mass was then sharply excised. Hemostasis was then achieved with electrocautery. The wound was then closed in layers with simple interrupted sutures of 3-0 Monocryl in the subcutaneous space and running subcuticular suture of 4-9 Vicryl and steri-strips for the skin.
Path report: Epidermal Inclusion Cyst
Code this using the integ. or musc. section???
Procedure Performed: Excision specimen measured 1 x 2 x 0.5 cm with a resultant 3 cm suture line.
Operative Technique: An elliptical incision was made around the palpable mass, carried down through the subcutaneous tissues. The mass was then sharply excised. Hemostasis was then achieved with electrocautery. The wound was then closed in layers with simple interrupted sutures of 3-0 Monocryl in the subcutaneous space and running subcuticular suture of 4-9 Vicryl and steri-strips for the skin.
Path report: Epidermal Inclusion Cyst
Code this using the integ. or musc. section???
