Smart Mohs: Innovative technique in Mohs surgery

Smart Mohs: Innovative technique in Mohs surgery

The tissue processing in Mohs surgery aims at histological slides that allow the analysis of 100% of the surgical margins. The embedding tissue is a critical step and prone to errors. As there is no standardization when mounting the blocks, there may be unevenness in the different samples cutting su...

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Published in:Surgical & cosmetic dermatology Vol. 12; no. S2; pp. 179 - 183
Main Author: Frederico Hassin Sanchez
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD) 01-12-2020
Subjects:
histology
innovation
laboratory equipment
mohs micrographic surgery
tissue embedding
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Summary:The tissue processing in Mohs surgery aims at histological slides that allow the analysis of 100% of the surgical margins. The embedding tissue is a critical step and prone to errors. As there is no standardization when mounting the blocks, there may be unevenness in the different samples cutting surfaces, leading to the need for continuous adjustments on the X-Y axis inside the cryostat, slowing down the process. A device was developed to solve this problem, minimizing any blocks inclination, keeping the surgical margins parallel in all samples, accelerating the process, and maintaining the histological slides high quality.
ISSN:1984-8773
DOI:10.5935/scd1984-8773.2020122539