Surgery is a common treatment for both basal cell cancers (BCCs) and squamous cell cancers (SCCs) of the skin. Different surgical techniques can be used. The options depend on the type of skin cancer, how large the cancer is, where it is on the body, and other factors.

The goal of Mohs surgery is to remove all of the skin cancer without hurting the healthy skin around it. Mohs surgery allows the surgeon to be sure that all the cancer is gone. This makes it more likely that the cancer is cured. It reduces the need for other treatments or more surgery.

2018年7月19日 · Mohs micrographic surgery is a highly effective treatment for the removal of certain types of skin cancer lesions. It was developed by a medical student named Frederick Mohs who went on to...

2024年7月18日 · Mohs surgery is one of the most successful surgical treatments for removing skin cancer. The abnormal growth of skin cells that leads to skin cancer develops most often on skin exposed to the sun, such as your scalp, face, lips, ears, neck, arms and hands.

2022年8月31日 · Mohs surgery is a precise, outpatient procedure to remove high-risk skin cancer while preserving healthy tissue. The process of microscopic examination and layer-by-layer excision allows for complete tumor removal and high cure rates.

For skin cancers that have not spread, surgery may be performed to remove the entire tumor, and no other treatment may be needed. More aggressive skin cancers such as melanoma may require more extensive surgeries.

2024年5月17日 · Mohs surgery is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat some skin cancers. It is named after Frederic Mohs, M.D., a doctor from Wisconsin who pioneered the technique in the 1920s. About 90% of patients who undergo Mohs surgery at MD Anderson have either basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.

2020年11月3日 · Skin cancer removal includes various procedures to treat cancerous lesions, growths and tumors of the skin. Skin cancer removal can be a minor procedure or a major surgery with risks and potential complications.

Treatment procedures for skin cancer and precancer. Primary treatments: Excision, Mohs surgery; Alternatives to surgery: Cryotherapy (precancer and low-risk skin cancer), curettage and electrodesiccation (precancer and low-risk skin cancer), radiation therapy

2024年6月13日 · Mohs surgery is one of the most successful surgical treatments for removing skin cancer. The abnormal growth of skin cells that leads to skin cancer develops most often on skin exposed to the sun, such as your scalp, face, lips, ears, neck, arms and hands.