Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Corresponding author. Mohs micrographic surgery is a specialized form of skin cancer surgery that has the highest cure rates for several cutaneous malignancies.
The method of Mohs micrographic surgery is unique in that the dermatologist Mohs surgeon acts as both surgeon and pathologist, from the preoperative considerations until the reconstruction. Since Dr. Mohs micrographic surgery spares the maximal amount of normal tissue and is a safe procedure with very few complications, most of them managed by Mohs surgeons in their offices.
Mohs micrographic surgery is the standard of care for high risks basal cell carcinomas and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and is commonly and increasingly used for melanoma and other rare tumors with superior cure rates. This review better familiarizes the dermatologists with the technique, explains the difference between Mohs micrographic surgery and wide local excision, and discusses its main indications.
Keywords: Carcinoma, basal cell; Diagnostic techniques, surgical; Minor surgical procedures; Mohs surgery; Neoplasms. Mohs micrographic surgery MMS is a specialized form of skin cancer surgery that has the highest cure rates for several cutaneous malignancies. Mohs micrographic surgery. A , Demarcation of the visible tumor and excision with a 1β2-mm margin.
The incision is made with the scalpel angled at degrees, which allows flattening the surgical margins on the same plane. B , 1 Surgical specimen.
