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The MOHS surgical technique was
first described by Dr. Mohs in the
1930's. This surgical
approach is the most precise method of treating
skin cancer that results in the highest
cure rate with the maximal tissue
conservation.
The
hallmarks of the MOHS approach is a
tangential (rather than perpendicular)
excision of the tumor that allows for 100%
of the tumor margin to be examined such as
the margins of the remaining wound are
free of cancer.
The
MOHS surgeon has a dual role as surgeon
and pathologist. The tumor borders are
marked out on the skin and then the tumor
is removed in thin slices which are then
examined under the microscope until the
slices around the entire border are free
of the tumor.
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