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Informationen zum Autor Ken Gross, M.D., is Clinical Professor in the Division of Dermatology at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and is also in private practice in dermatology in San Diego, California. Howard K. Steinman, M.D., is Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and is in private practice in dermatology and cosmetic surgery in Chula Vista, California. Klappentext This book describes the methods a dermatologist! pathologist! or technician can use to optimize the Mohs technique in skin cancer treatment. Zusammenfassung Mohs surgery allows for the precise and complete removal of cancers while preserving significant amounts of normal tissue. The ability to create perfect slides for histological examination allows the physician to achieve a 99 per cent cure rate in certain forms of cancer. This book describes the methods one can use to optimize the Mohs technique. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Microscopy and Tissue Preparation: 1. Introduction Kenneth G. Gross and Howard K. Steinman; 2. How to excise tissue for optimal sectioning Kenneth G. Gross; 3. Optimizing the Mohs microscope Kenneth G. Gross; 4. Tissue preparation and chromacoding Howard K. Steinman; 5. Embedding techniques Edward H. Yob; Part II. Introduction to Lab Tech Techniques: 6. Lab pearls: how to make great slides and preparing slides with cartilage Alex Lutz and Michael Shelton; 7. Lab pearls: staining, inking, and coverslipping Alex Lutz; 8. Lab pearls: troubleshooting slide quality Alex Lutz; 9. Mohs slide organization and standardization for effective interpretation Kenneth G. Gross; 10. Mohs mapping Howard K. Steinman; Part III. Microanatomy and Neoplastic Disease: 11. Normal microanatomy: vertical and horizontal John Campbell; 12. Basal cell carcinoma: vertical and horizontal A. Neil Crowson and Carlos Garcia; 13. Squamous cell carcinoma: vertical and horizontal A. Neil Crowson and Edward H. Yob; 14. Unusual tumors: vertical and horizontal Terence O'Grady; 15. Mohs for melanoma Adam J. Mamelak and Arash Kimyai-Asadi; 16. Perineural tumors Alexander Miller; Part IV. Special Techniques and Stains: 17. Fixed tissue Mohs Laura T. Cepeda, Daniel Siegel and Norman Brooks; 18. Tol blue Ofer Arnon, Adam J. Mamelak and Leonard H. Goldberg; 19. Forms and templates for Mohs surgery Kenneth G. Gross and Howard K. Steinman....
