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Interrater and Intrarater Reliability of Mohs Surgeons in the Assessment of MART-1 Frozen Section Margins for Melanoma

Freeman SC, Miller CJ, Shahwan KT, et al.
Dermatologic Surgery (2025)

JC: November 2025

This study assessed interrater and intrarater reliability of Mohs surgeons in interpreting MART-1 immunostained frozen sections for melanoma margin evaluation. The findings quantified agreement levels and identified areas of interpretive uncertainty, informing quality improvement and training efforts.

Take-Home Messages

  • Mohs surgeon interpretation of MART-1 frozen sections shows good but imperfect interrater reliability, highlighting the need for standardized training.
  • Intrarater reliability is generally higher than interrater reliability, suggesting individual consistency but potential for systematic differences between surgeons.

Topic

Melanoma

Melanoma margins, SLNB, staging, Mohs for melanoma in situ

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The use of Mohs micrographic surgery as a treatment for melanoma is rising, but the reliability of Mohs surgeons in assessing MART-1 melanoma en-face margins has not been evaluated. To evaluate interrater and intrarater reliability of Mohs surgeons in interpreting margins of early-stage melanoma. Twenty Mohs surgeons were asked to independently review images of frozen section MART-1 en-face peripheral margins of in situ or early-stage melanoma. Surgeons determined margins as positive or negat...

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