On-site Laboratory
State of the art
on-site laboratory
After our surgeon has taken the first cancerous tissue layer, the doctor prepares the tissue for the laboratory. The lab technician freezes the tissues and cuts thin horizontal slices in the tissue. The slices are placed on microscopic slides, stained, and covered. This process is time-consuming because it is critical to ensuring the removal of all cancer tissue.
Immediate Results
After the tissue has been prepared, our surgeon examines the undersides and edges of the tissue on the slides using a high-power microscope. If our surgeon finds no remaining cancer cells, you will either be prepared for surgical reconstruction or for the wound to be bandaged and self-heal.
However, if our surgeon does find any remaining cancer cells, it is marked on the surgical site map. You will be brought back into a room to be numbed for another layer of cancer tissue to be removed.
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