title: Hematoxylin and safranin O staining of frozen sections.
abstract: Currently the hematoxylin and eosin staining procedure is the most popular among Mohs surgeons for histology. However, safranin O, a cheaper and relatively safer stain which is predominantly used for plant histology, should be considered as it offers similar or improved accuracy in the diagnosis of frozen sections of basal and squamous cell carcinomas.
authors.affiliation: Skin and Cancer Associates, Plantation, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Golick
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rabinovitz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rivlin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elgart
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nordlow
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006416:Hematoxylin; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery; D010619:Phenazines; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D010619:Phenazines; C009195:safranine T; D006416:Hematoxylin