“Beyond the Digest” episodes are bonus content to DermSurgery Digest, including reviews and commentary of interesting and relevant articles in dermatologic surgery literature. Articles featured in this episode include:

1. McEvoy, A. M., Hippe, D. S., Lachance, K., Park, S., Cahill, K., Redman, M. W., Gooley, T., Kattan, M. W., & Nghiem, P. Merkel cell carcinoma recurrence risk estimation is improved by integrating factors beyond cancer stage: a multivariable model and web-based calculator. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2023; 90(1), 208-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2023.11.020
2. Alexander, N. A., Schaub, S. K., Goff, P. H., Hippe, D. S., Park, S. Y., Lachance, K., Bierma, M., Liao, J. J., Apisarnthanarax, S., Bhatia, S., Tseng, Y. D., Nghiem, P., & Parvathaneni, U. Increased risk of recurrence and disease-specific death following delayed postoperative radiation for Merkel cell carcinoma. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2023; 90(2), 261–268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2023.07.1047
3. Lin, S. K., Deitermann, A., Haynes, D., Ricciardelli, K., Etzkorn, J. R., Miller, C. J., Higgins, H. W., Giordano, C. N., McMurray, S. L., Walker, J., Zhang, J., Nguyen, H. P., & Sobanko, J. F. Impact of time to surgical treatment in Merkel cell carcinoma: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results–based population study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2023; 90(1), 208–210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2023.09.058
4. Massey, P. R., Wang, D. M., Murad, F., Mulvaney, P. M., Moore, K., Okhovat, J., Russell‐Goldman, E., Lin, W. M., Piris, A., Huilgol, S. C., Ruiz, E. S., & Schmults, C. D. Extensive Perineural Invasion vs Nerve Caliber to Assess Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Prognosis. JAMA Dermatology 2023; 159(12), 1332. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.3703
5. Granger, E., Kim, E., Karn, E., Groover, M., Silk, A. W., Margalit, D. N., Tishler, R. B., Schoenfeld, J. D., & Ruiz, E. S. Definitive radiation therapy for inoperable stage III/IV cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: A single-institution retrospective cohort study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2023; 90(1), 187–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2023.09.030
6. Ahmady, S., Nelemans, P. J., Kelleners‐Smeets, N. W., Arits, A., De Rooij, M., Kessels, J. P. H. M., Essers, B. A., & Mosterd, K. Surgical excision versus topical 5% 5-fluorouracil and photodynamic therapy in treatment of Bowen’s disease: A multicenter randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2023; 90(1), 58–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2023.08.076
7. Paver, E., Ahmed, T., Burke, H., Saw, R. P., Stretch, J. R., Spillane, A. J., Shannon, K. F., Vergara, I. A., Elder, D. E., Lo, S., Thompson, J. F., & Scolyer, R. A. Prognostic significance of incipient ulceration in primary cutaneous melanoma. JAMA Dermatology 2023; 159(12), 1359. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.4193
8. Kwapnoski, Z., Doost, M. S., Vy, M., & Eisen, D. B. Aesthetic outcome of intermediate closure versus intermediate closure followed by 2-octyl cyanoacrylate: A randomized evaluator-blinded split-wound comparative effectiveness trial. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2023.10.028
9. Groover, M., Gupta, N., Gr