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When is Mohs surgery performed?

If your physician performs a biopsy, and diagnoses you with skin cancer, you may be a candidate for Mohs surgery if your cancer has one or more of the following features:

Cancers in high-risk areas prone to recurrence

Cancers on or around the nose, ears, or eyes, and have not been treated before.

Cancers, which have been treated by Mohs or another method before, but have recurred.

Cancers with aggressive pathology or large size.

Cancers with a border that is hard to determine.

Other rare types of cancers. Examples include: dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and microcystic adnexal carcinoma.

This list includes some, but not all, of the the most common indications for Mohs surgery. A referral from a physician is required for Mohs surgery.


		When is Mohs surgery performed? If your physician performs a biopsy, and diagnoses you with skin cancer, you may be a candidate for Mohs surgery if your cancer has one or more of the following features: Cancers in high-risk areas prone to recurrence Cancers on or around the nose, ears, or eyes, and have not been treated before. Cancers, which have been treated by Mohs or another method before, but have recurred. Cancers with aggressive pathology or large size. Cancers with a border that is hard to determine. Other rare types of cancers. Examples include: dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and microcystic adnexal carcinoma. This list includes some, but not all, of the the most common indications for Mohs surgery. A referral from a physician is required for Mohs surgery.