An evaluation of frozen section biopsy in 4434 cases.
Frozen section diagnosis is a highly useful method of diagnosis. There were 4434 frozen sections, 24 false positive diagnosis, 65 false negative diagnosis and 30 deferred diagnosis. This method achieves the highest accuracy when there is a cooperation between experienced surgeon and reliable and careful pathologist. It is wise to defer the diagnosis of consult to other pathologist in difficult situation.
Hwang
T S
TS
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.
Ham
E K
EK
Kim
C W
CW
Chi
J G
JG
Park
S H
SH
D001706:Biopsy / Q000592:standards*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006801:Humans; D008867:Microtomy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests