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Basal Cell Cancer
Studies from D.S. Gareau and colleagues reveal new findings on basal cell cancer
March 17th, 2009
"Precise micro-surgical removal of tumour with minimal damage to the surrounding normal tissue requires a series of excisions, each guided by an examination of frozen histology of the previous. An example is Mohs surgery for the removal of basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) in skin," scientists in the United States report. "The preparation of frozen histology is labour-intensive and slow. Confocal microscopy may enable rapid detection of tumours directly in surgical excisions with minimal need for frozen histology. Mosaicing of images enables observation of nuclear and cellular morphology in large areas of surgically excised tissue. In skin, the use of 10-1% acetic acid as a...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-17)
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