Dr. Cote has previously worked at academic institutions such as Mayo Clinic and the University of Connecticut. Eventually, returning to the Upper Midwest in order to be closer to family, Dr. Cote joined Forefront Dermatology where she anchored the Mohs unit for Oshkosh and Appleton, Wisconsin and also practiced general dermatology.
Mohs noted that injected 20% zinc chloride solution inadvertently caused tissue necrosis in tumor and normal tissue. Further, he found that microscopic examination of this necrotic tissue showed well-preserved tumor and cell histology, the same as if the tissue had been excised and immersed in a fixative solution. This discovery was the basis ...