A Protease-Activated Fluorescent Probe Allows Rapid Visualization of Keratinocyte Carcinoma During Excision

Keratinocyte carcinomas (KC), including basal and squamous cell carcinomas, are the most common human cancers worldwide. While 75% of all KC (4 million annual cases in the US) are treated with conventional excision, this surgical modality has much lower cure rates than Mohs micrographic surgery, likely due to the bread-loaf histopathological assessment that visualizes