BACKGROUND AND AIMS Intraoperative consultation of CNS lesions provides accurate diagnosis to neurosurgeons. Some lesions, however, may cause diagnostic difficulty. In this study accuracy of intraoperative consultations of CNS lesions and discrepancies in diagnosis and deferrals were analysed. METHODS All CNS cases from May 1, 2004 to September 20, 2010 in which intraoperative frozen section ...

Intraoperative consultation; Smear cytology; Central nervous system neoplasm Smear cytology has been accepted as a suitable alternative to frozen section in intraoperative consultation of central nervous system tumours. Intraoperative smears from neurosurgical specimens permit rapid and accurate diagnosis. Grading of primary tumours may not be always possible on intraoperative smears, but their...

BACKGROUND Correlation of intraoperative frozen section diagnosis with final diagnosis can be an important component of an institution's quality assurance process. METHODS We performed a quality assurance review of 1207 frozen section diagnoses from 812 surgical cases performed in the Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Programme during a 6-month period in 2007. We reviewed the frozen secti...

A 51 year female presents with a right upper outer quadrant breast mass that has a benign clinical and radiological appearance. Pre-op fine needle aspiration cytology and tru-cut biopsies did not contribute to diagnosing the lesion. The surgeon recommended an excision of the lump, but in the absence of a definitive pre-operative diagnosis, FS was requested. The steps in this FS section are high...

BACKGROUND While intraoperative consultation has been used in Bangladesh for a long period of time, to date, there has been no published reporting on the performance of frozen sections. The current audit evaluates the performance of frozen sections in a well reputed medical center in Bangladesh, Anowara Medical Services. OBJECTIVE This retrospective study has been designed to measure the accu...

CONTEXT The prevalence of brain tumors in the pediatric population differs from that in the adult population. Similarly, the frequency and location of the different histologic types of brain tumors vary significantly between the pediatric and adult populations. OBJECTIVE To familiarize the pathologist with the pediatric brain tumors encountered during intraoperative consultation and with the ...

Prompt attention is typically required in managing intraoperative problems associated with total hip arthroplasty. There is often limited time for consultation or a review of the literature. The treating surgeon should be familiar with treatment options, favored treatment methods, and should be able to implement the most appropriate and optimal treatment for his or her patient. Common intraoper...