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. 1987 Dec;2(4):239–245. doi: 10.3346/jkms.1987.2.4.239

An evaluation of frozen section biopsy in 4434 cases.

T S Hwang 1, E K Ham 1, C W Kim 1, J G Chi 1, S H Park 1
PMCID: PMC3053645  PMID: 3268181

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.

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