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In this treatment the doctor removes the cancer by scraping it with a long thin. Sometimes called mohs micrographic surgery the procedure is done in stages including lab work while the patient waits. Pin On Carcinoma This is similar to an excisional biopsy see tests for basal and squamous cell skin cancer but in this case. Basal cell carcinoma surgery . Neither attempt yielded clear margins and the tumor recurred. Different types of surgery can be used to treat basal cell cancers. As noted in previous blogs this type of basal cell carcinoma is typically more aggressive than a standard nodular basal cell carcinoma and is frequently larger than it appears to be. Treatment selection can also depend on whether this is a first time or a recurring basal cell carcinoma. Mohs surgery is considered the most effective technique for treating many basal cell carcinomas bccs and squamous cell carcinomas sccs the two most common types of skin cancer. It might need to be repeated to help