Utility of Rush Paraffin-Embedded Tangential Sections in the Management of Cutaneous Neoplasms
- 1 July 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Dermatologic Surgery
- Vol. 26 (7) , 671-678
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.99235.x
Abstract
Background.Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) modified by the use of tangential, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded histologic specimens is advantageous in treating selected skin neoplasms.Objective.To review the use of our experience with a modification of MMS to treat lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM), lKeywords
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