title: Preparation of frozen sections.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  For dermatologists the preparation of frozen sections means micrographic surgery. The preparation of frozen sections is meant to be rapid, but has multiple, discrete steps that demand attention to detail.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective was to summarize both the proven and the cutting-edge techniques of frozen section preparation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Reports from the medical literature were used to augment techniques used in our practices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We dissect each step of micrographic cancer removal, report on the standard and preferred methods of tissue preparation, and summarize the progress achieved in the past decade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-7199, USA. davisdaniela@uams.edu
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Pellowski
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: William Hanke
mesh_terms: D005629:Frozen Sections / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States