Intraoperative histopathological frozen section

During Tumor surgery, an intraoperative tissue specimen is often sent to the pathology department to obtain a preliminary diagnosis of the tissue.

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The final diagnosis, which is usually only available several days after surgery, differs from the intraoperative frozen-section diagnosis in 3-10% of cases[^1] [^2] [^3].

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  • Citation added: “Shah, Anita B., et al. "Squash preparation and frozen section in intraoperative diagnosis of central nervous system tumors." Acta cytologica 42.5 (1998): 1149-1154.”
  • Citation added: “Uematsu, Yuji, et al. "The usefulness and problem of intraoperative rapid diagnosis in surgical neuropathology." Brain tumor pathology 24.2 (2007): 47-52.”

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