The use of the cryostat for histographic surgery.
Microscopically monitored excision for the treatment of skin cancer is becoming increasingly popular among dermatologists. One decision faced by beginning histographic surgeons involves the choice of apparatus for making the frozen sections. This paper compares the freezing microtome with the cryostat and gives details of the University of Iowa method, which employs the Slee cryostat.
D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008867:Microtomy; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*