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Intraoperative Consultations During Skin Surgery

Introduction Frozen section is rarely used for primary diagnosis in dermatopathology but is often requested for management of skin cancer. The principal treatment for most skin malignancies consists of primary excision with negative margins. The operative procedure may include use…

Guide to the Preparation of Intraoperative Touch Preparations and Other Cytologic Preparations

Introduction Cytologic imprints, scrape preparations, and smears (collectively called cytopreps ) have been used for intraoperative diagnosis for over 80 years (Dudgeon and Patrick, 1927). In the current era of subspecialty ascendancy, the demonstrated value of cytopreps (Sakai and Lauslahti,…