TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Mohs Micrographic Surgery 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. PY - 2019 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e 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. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161346925 ER -