Biopsy Interpretation: The Frozen Section

This new volume of the Biopsy Interpretation Series is a practical, superbly illustrated guide to the technical and interpretive aspects of a frozen section. The focus is on use of the frozen section in intraoperative management of patients, particularly those with tumors. The authors give pathologists a thorough knowledge of the utility and limitations of a frozen section, the appropriate circumstances for doing one, the proper techniques, and the interpretation and reporting of results. The book features more than 300 full-color gross and microscopic images, with discussions of differential diagnosis.

A companion Website will provide 300 additional figures, plus a test bank that is ideal for board exam preparation.

Table Of Contents

Preface

Contributors

* 1: The Frozen Section: Historical Background and Quality Assurance
* 2: Bone and Soft Tissue
* 3: Intraoperative Consultation in Gynecologic Pathology
* 4: Lung, Mediastinum, and Pleura
* 5: Pediatric Frozen Section
* 6: Breast and Sentinel Node
* 7: Urinary Tract (Kidney, Urothelium, and Prostate)
* 8: Head and Neck
* 9: Thyroid and Parathyroid
* 10: Gastrointestinal Tract
* 11: Liver, Extrahepatic Biliary Tree, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
* 12: Skin
* 13: Central Nervous System

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