How skin is Processed and Evaluated During Mohs Surgery

Many people are curious what happens to the skin after it's been removed during Mohs Surgery. SLUCare Mohs Surgeon Dr. Ramona Behshad gives a tour of the histology lab where Mohs specimens are processed and gives a break down of what is done to determine if the patient still has skin cancer to be removed. More information online at www.slucare.edu
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[@hoppybird6_]

This is awesome!! Thanks for the video!

[@mohsman]

Excellent explanation!

[@mikebrown7544]

How long does the lab process take from beginning to end; specimine attached to slide, cryogel, histobath, cryostate cut specimins to 5 to 8 microns, staining, microscope analysis?

[@crmebane3837]

In the lab I work, 20 minutes is the absolute max turn around time. We try to be between 10 to 15 minutes though.

[@natecowley11]

Why are you embedding that way? Why not straight to the cold cryostat?

[@SsSs-ux4xy]

I agree. This way is way too long

[@sherryw.1466]

Agreed

[@nsflty]

Are you talking about why use the histobath when you can use the cryostat to freeze the tissue?