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Histotechnique and Staining Troubleshooting

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Atlas of Mohs and Frozen Section Cutaneous Pathology

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This chapter deals with identification, distinction and correction of most of the potential sources of error introduced in the rendering of frozen section tissue sections.

“Your success rate as a physician interpreting frozen sections cannot be any better than the quality of the slides.”

∼ James Spencer, M.D.

July 2008

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Gulf Coast Dermatology, Tampa, FL, USA

    John R. Hamill Jr (MD)

  2. University of South Florida, and Director, Advance Dermatological Surgery, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA

    John R. Hamill Jr (MD)

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA

    Stephen Spencer (MD)

  4. Coastal Dermatology, Port Charlotte, FL, USA

    Stephen Spencer (MD)

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  1. Dermpath Diagnostics, University Center Drive 10500 , Tampa, 33612, U.S.A.

    Michael Morgan

  2. Gulf Coast Dermatology, Jacque Road 7547, Hudson, 34667, U.S.A.

    John R. Hamill

  3. Carillon Parkway 900, Saint Petersburg, 33716, U.S.A.

    James M. Spencer

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Hamill, J.R., Spencer, S. (2010). Histotechnique and Staining Troubleshooting. In: Morgan, M., Hamill, J., Spencer, J. (eds) Atlas of Mohs and Frozen Section Cutaneous Pathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84800-6_20

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