Mohs mapping in the cloud: An innovative method for mapping tissue in mohs surgery

BACKGROUND: Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is the most useful surgical method for the treatment of skin cancer. One of the key factors in MMS is the mapping of the excised tissue in relation to its original location. Since the introduction of MMS, mapping has been modified from simple drawing to digital photographic maps. METHOD: Maps during MMS were taken using Samsung and LG tablets. The maps were saved to the cloud in the operating rooms. A short time after, the maps were downloaded to the laboratory’s computer by the Mohs technician and processed to a digital photographic map. When additional stage was needed, the map was uploaded by the technician to the cloud and viewed by the Mohs surgeon on the tablet in the operating room. CONCLUSION: Mohs mapping on the cloud is a new method of mapping tissue in MMS. It is an easy, fast, and accurate method of mapping and serves the new era of modern web and photographic technologies.