Histopathology in Mohs surgery
By: edited by Ken Gross, Howard K. Steinman.
Contributors: Gross, Kenneth G. 1943-; Steinman, Howard K.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780521888042
Subjects: Mohs surgery; Skin -- Histopathology; Mohs Surgery -- methods; Histological Techniques -- methods; Skin Neoplasms -- pathology
Description: Mohs surgery is a highly effective treatment for certain cutaneous and oral pharyngeal cancers. The procedure allows for the precise and complete removal of cancers while preserving significant amounts of normal tissue. Through the presentation and orientation of the specimens complete surgical margin on pathology slides, the location of tumor foci and other relevant findings can be correlated with their locations on the surgical wound. The ability to create perfect slides for histological examination lies at the core of effective Mohs surgery. These procedures have a 99 percent cure rate for certain cancers when implemented correctly. This book describes the methods the dermatologist, pathologist, or technician can use to optimize the Mohs technique and produce the highest-quality slides and highest cure rates possible.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How to excise tissue for optimal sectioning / Ken Gross; title: Optimizing the Mohs microscope / Ken Gross; title: Tissue preparation and chromacoding / Howard K. Steinman; title: Embedding techniques / Edward H. Yob; title: Lab pearls : how to make great slides and preparing slides with cartilage / Alex Lutz and Michael Shelton; title: Lab pearls : staining, inking, and coverslipping / Alex Lutz; title: Lab pearls : troubleshooting slide quality / Alex Lutz; title: Mohs slide organization and standardization for effective interpretation / Ken Gross; title: Mohs mapping / Howard K. Steinman; title: Normal microanatomy : vertical & horizontal / John Campbell; title: Basal cell carcinoma : vertical and horizontal / A. Neil Crowson and Carlos Garcia; title: Squamous cell carcinoma : vertical and horizontal / A. Neil Crowson and Edward H. Yob; title: Unusual tumors : vertical and horizontal / Terence O'Grady; title: Mohs for melanoma / Adam J. Mamelak and Arash Kimyai-Asadi; title: Taking stages beyond stage i / Tri H. Nguyen; title: Perineural tumors / Alexander Miller; title: Fixed tissue mohs / Laura T. Cepeda, Daniel Siegel, and Norman Brooks; title: Toluidin blue stain for mohs micrographic surgery / Ofer Arnon, Adam J. Mamelak, and Leonard H. Goldberg; title: Forms and templates for mohs surgery / Ken Gross and Howard K. Steinman.