Cutaneous (Skin) Cancer Treatment Center
The Center for Cutaneous Oncology at the Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center offers patients access to a team of specialists who focus on all aspects of the disease, including research and clinical trials, treatment and prevention. These physicians are experts in the care of patients who have melanoma, cutaneous lymphoma, or other non-melanoma skin cancers, or who may be at risk for developing these diseases.
The Cutaneous Oncology program has established a multidisciplinary approach to evaluate patients with confirmed or suspected cutaneous cancer. The team is made up of health care professionals who include dermatologists, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, pathologists, surgical and medical oncologists, plastic surgeons, and radiation oncologists.
Specialty Clinics
Cutaneous Lymphoma and Melanoma Clinic
Patients with melanoma, cutaneous lymphoma, cutaneous graft-versus-host disease, basal cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are seen at the Cutaneous Lymphoma and Melanoma specialty clinic at the Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center. This clinic has been highly successful, currently averaging more than 1,500 patients per year.
MOHS Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Surgery Center
MOHS micrographic surgery is a highly specialized technique for removing skin cancers that offers patients an excellent chance for cure. The Center's unit opened in 1998, and, due to continued and steady growth, reopened in April 2007 at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center at Faulkner Hospital. This outpatient surgical procedure is completed in stages, including preoperative visit, surgery, and follow-up visit.
