Frozen section

Ampulla of Vater
Miscellaneous
Frozen section

Author: Hanni Gulwani, M.D., M.B.B.S., D.N.B. (Path)

Topic Completed: 1 December 2012

Revised: 14 January 2019

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Definition / general

Cite this page: Gulwani H. Frozen section. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/ampullafrozensection.html. Accessed April 26th, 2019.

Definition / general

Major criteria for malignancy are nuclear size variation of at least 4:1 between ductal epithelial cells, incomplete ductal lumens, disorganized duct distribution
Minor criteria are huge, irregular epithelial nucleoli, necrotic glandular debris, glandular mitoses, glands unaccompanied by connective tissue stroma within smooth muscle bundles, perineural invasion (Am J Surg Pathol 1981;5:179)