Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS), named for its originator Dr. Frederic Mohs, is a highly specialized surgical technique for treating skin cancer where the doctor performs the role of both surgeon and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly one-third of patients reported pain at some point during their Mohs micrographic surgery day, with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas that were upgraded during Mohs micrographic ...

Subsequent studies, however, have challenged the reliability of MMS for MM, citing poor accuracy of frozen sections to distinguish atypical melanocytes from background solar photodamage or lentigo ...

Mohs micrographic surgery is a highly effective technique for the removal of some skin cancers. The technique is founded on the idea of excision with minimal margins (sparing normal tissue) and ...

Traditional treatments often prove ineffective because they rely on the human eye to determine the extent of the cancer. In an effort to preserve healthy tissue, too little tissue may be removed ...

Jessica M. Donigan, MD is an assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Donigan specializes in Mohs micrographic surgery (a microscopic ...

Some patients, as a result of genetic predisposition, medical conditions, or medications affecting the immune system, are at higher risk for skin cancer. Skin cancers in these patients are often ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with skin cancer, Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is safe and well tolerated, with high levels of patient satisfaction, according to a research letter published online July 5 ...

Mohs micrographic surgery may offer a survival advantage over wide local excision for select patients with early-stage Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a retrospective cohort study suggested. Over a mean ...

Some patients, as a result of genetic predisposition, medical conditions, or medications affecting the immune system, are at higher risk for skin cancer. Skin cancers in these patients are often ...