OBJECTIVE Frozen section is an accurate diagnostic tool with some unavoidable pitfalls in gynecologic tumors. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of frozen section, and to detect the factors causing erroneous diagnosis in ovarian tumors. MATERIAL AND METHOD Frozen section and paraffin section reports of 282 patients with ovarian neoplasms diagnosed between July 2006 and January 2013 in ...

Background: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) has led to a decrease in unnecessary surgeries for thyroid nodules. This study was designed to compare diagnostic value of FNA and frozen section methods in the follicular lesions. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study based on the medical records of 42 patients who were referred to surgery clinic of Rasool-e-Akram hospital in Tehran with complain...

Objectives: To evaluate breast lumpectomy margins by frozen section in breast conservation surgery. Methods: A retrospective study of frozen section of lumpectomy margins of one hundred ten patients was done at King Abdulaziz University Hospital from June 2007 to June 2013. All patients underwent lumpectomy + Sentinel lymph node biopsy. Patient records were studied for location of mass in breas...

OBJECTIVE Sentinel lymph node frozen section is used to obviate the need for a second operation in breast cancer patients with involved nodes. However, the overall sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of sentinel lymph node frozen section are debated, and the impact of sentinel lymph node frozen section positivity on the risk of additional nodal metastases is not known and was the focus of thi...

Background and Objectives: Thyroid gland because of its superficial location is amenable to direct physical examination. Clinical assessment of thyroid lesions by means of physical examination, thyroid scans and ultrasonography is not completely reliable. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is the most cost-effective, safe and an initial diagnostic test in the pre-operative evaluation of thy...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to prospectively review the role of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in the management of well differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC), and to determine the efficacy of intraoperative frozen section analysis at detecting SLN metastasis and central compartment involvement. METHODS The SLN biopsy protocol using 1% methylene blue was performed in 300 patients ...

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...

Results: Of 179 attempted autotransplantations of parathyroid glands, parathyroid tissue was confirmed in 167 biopsy specimens (93.3%). Incorrect identification of parathyroid gland occurred in 12 instances. The tissue mistaken as parathyroid gland included fat in 6 cases, thyroid tissue in 4 cases, lymph node in 1 case, and thymus in 1 case. Transplantation of at least 1 parathyroid gland (ran...