RT Book, Section
A1 Christensen, Sean R.
A1 Leffell, David J.
A2 Kang, Sewon
A2 Amagai, Masayuki
A2 Bruckner, Anna L.
A2 Enk, Alexander H.
A2 Margolis, David J.
A2 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161346925
T1 Mohs Micrographic Surgery
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161346925
RD 2024/04/23
AB AT-A-GLANCEMohs  micrographic  surgery  is  a  specialized  form  of  skin  cancer  excision  in  which  one  physician  functions  as  surgeon  and  pathologist,  verifying  surgical  margins  intraoperatively  in  successive  stages.Mohs  surgery  achieves  the  highest  cure  rate  and  is  the  treatment  of  choice  for  basal  cell  and  squamous  cell  carcinoma  with  high  risk  of  recurrence  or  progression  and  for  tumors  in  anatomic  areas  where  tissue  sparing  is  critical.Mohs  surgery  may  also  be  used  for  treatment  of  melanoma  in  situ  and  other  skin  cancers  in  which  pathologic  margins  can  be  verified  on  frozen  sections.Mohs  surgery  optimizes  functional  and  cosmetic  outcomes  after  skin  cancer  removal,  has  a  low  rate  of  postoperative  complications,  and  is  highly  cost-effective  for  appropriately  selected  tumors.