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Mohs Micrographic Surgery at Medical Drugs Glossary

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

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