The frozen section yesterday and today: pediatric solid tumors--crucial issues.
This article is the offshoot of a Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) seminar presented at the Adams Mark Hotel, Denver, Colorado, Friday, May 21, 1999, titled "The Frozen Section in Pediatric Solid Tumors--Crucial Issues." There were eight presenters who spoke on a wide range of topics that included historical perspectives of the frozen section and discussion of the following systems: brain, renal, germ cell, bone, soft tissue, and lymph nodes. To complement these presentations, a pediatric surgeon explained his concern and philosophy regarding the use of frozen sections, and a lawyer tackled the issues and risks in rendering a frozen section diagnosis. We think that this review covers all the important aspects of the frozen section in our current practice of pediatric pathology.
Fisher
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Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Buffalo-Kaleida Health and State University of New York at Buffalo, 219 Bryant Street, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA.
Burger
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Perlman
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Dickman
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Parham
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Savell
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Hutchison
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Paidas
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Lev
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