title: Cryostat use and tissue processing in Mohs micrographic surgery.
abstract: Information of cryostat use and reliability was collected from 130 members of the American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology. The Damon IEC International cryostat was utilized by 38% of the survey participants, followed by the Reichert Histostat (18%) and the LabTek/TissueTek (13%). Data were also collected on methods of frozen-section embedding and technical training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hanke
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003880:Dermatology / Q000295:instrumentation; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008867:Microtomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*