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  • Title: An evaluation of frozen section biopsy in 4434 cases.
    Author: Hwang TS, Ham EK, Kim CW, Chi JG, Park SH.
    Journal: J Korean Med Sci; 1987 Dec; 2(4):239-45. PubMed ID: 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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