This is a surgical technique that treats certain types of skin cancer with high recurrence rates and in cancers located in areas of the body that require tissue preservation, including the face. This type of procedure requires training for surgeons and pathologists.
Types of skin cancer that often require Mohs surgery:
- Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)
- Extramammary Paget's disease
- Merkel cell carcinoma
- Sebaceous carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
