Rural-urban disparities in melanoma management: A SEER database analysis of wide local excision vs Mohs surgery utilization and disease-specific outcomes

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2026 Apr 29:S0190-9622(26)02565-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2026.04.1966. Online ahead of print.

¹ Dermatology Residency, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska; School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska; School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. Electronic address: ebarrett@unmc.edu.

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Keywords: Mohs surgery; cutaneous oncology; malignant melanoma; rural health disparities.