The use of confocal laser‐scanning microscopy in microsurgery for invasive squamous cell carcinoma

Background  Ex‐vivo confocal laser‐scanning microscopy offers rapid imaging of excised tissue specimens without conventional histotechnical procedures. As vertical sections are prepared, morphological features can be assessed according to standard criteria used in conventional histopathology.

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