"Mohs Surgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A surgical technique used primarily in the treatment of skin neoplasms, especially basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. This procedure is a microscopically controlled excision of cutaneous tumors either after fixation in vivo or after freezing the tissue. Serial examinations of fresh tissue specimens are most frequently done.
| Descriptor ID |
D015580
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.494.575 E04.680.275.580
|
| Concept/Terms |
Mohs Surgery- Mohs Surgery
- Micrographic Surgery, Mohs'
- Mohs' Micrographic Surgery
- Surgery, Mohs' Micrographic
- Moh's Micrographic Surgery
- Moh Micrographic Surgery
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Surgery, Mohs'
- Mohs' Surgery
- Surgery, Moh
- Surgery, Mohs Micrographic
- Micrographic Surgery, Mohs
- Moh's Surgery
- Moh Surgery
- Surgery, Moh's
- Surgery, Mohs
- Micrographic Surgery, Moh's
- Micrographic Surgery, Moh
- Surgery, Moh's Micrographic
- Surgery, Moh Micrographic
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mohs Surgery".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Mohs Surgery".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mohs Surgery" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mohs Surgery" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
To return to the timeline, click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Mohs Surgery" by people in Profiles.
-
Evaluation of Public Interest in Mohs Surgery and Other Elective Surgical Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Dermatol Surg. 2021 07 01; 47(7):931-933.
-
Mohs micrographic surgery outcomes following virtual consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 10; 46(7):1311-1312.
-
Mohs Micrographic Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considering the Patient Perspective. Cutis. 2021 05; 107(5):271-272.
-
COVID-19 impacts on dermatologic surgery patients: A single institution experience. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 06; 84(6):1698-1699.
-
Surgical instrument disinfection during the era of COVID-19. Dermatol Online J. 2021 Feb 15; 27(2).
-
The COVID-19 facemask: Friend or foe? J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 05; 74(5):1101-1160.
-
The Impact of COVID-19 on Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellows. Dermatol Surg. 2020 12; 46(12):1762-1763.
-
Patient perceptions of Mohs micrographic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons for the next outbreak. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Jan; 46(1):179-180.
-
Urgent safety considerations for dermatologic surgeons in the COVID-19 pandemic. Dermatol Online J. 2020 08 15; 26(8).
-
Impact of COVID-19 on Mohs micrographic surgery: UK-wide survey and recommendations for practice. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Oct; 45(7):901-902.