J Korean Med Sci.  1987 Dec;2(4):239-245. 10.3346/jkms.1987.2.4.239.

An evaluation of frozen section biopsy in 4434 cases

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  • 1Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Frozen section biopsy; cryopathology; accuracy

MeSH Terms

Biopsy/*standards
False Negative Reactions
False Positive Reactions
*Frozen Sections
Humans
*Microtomy
Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology
*Predictive Value of Tests
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