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Mohs surgery

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1 Definition of Mohs surgery

Meaning of Mohs surgery: A surgical procedure used to treat skin cancer.

A surgical procedure used to treat skin cancer. Individual layers of cancer tissue are removed and examined under a microscope one at a time until all cancer tissue has been removed. Also called Mohs micrographic surgery.

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