title: The role of frozen sections in gynaecological oncology: survey of practice in the United Kingdom.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the use of frozen section diagnosis in gynaecological oncology in the United Kingdom.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was circulated electronically to gynaecological pathologists and surgeons. The results were collated and compared with the available literature on this subject.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our survey showed that the use of frozen sections varies with the resource setting and the preferences and practices of the practitioners. Frozen sections are most often used in diagnosis of ovarian/pelvic masses and assessment of lymph nodes in cervical carcinoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Frozen section diagnosis is of value in certain areas of gynaecological oncology, while it is of limited or no value in others. Each multidisciplinary team should develop their own local protocols for intraoperative frozen section examination and support developing expertise in frozen section diagnosis in the adopted areas of the practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Birmingham Womens' NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Raji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ganesan
authors.forename: Laurance J R
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kehoe
authors.forename: W Glenn
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: McCluggage
authors.forename: Mona A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: El-Bahrawy
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005629:Frozen Sections / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006176:Gynecology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom