Frozen section

Lung tumor
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Frozen section

Topic Completed: 1 September 2012

Revised: 31 January 2019, last major update September 2012

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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) images

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Definition / general

May be difficult to distinguish between the following:
- In situ and invasive carcinoma of bronchial mucosa (Arch Pathol Lab Med 2012;136:1515)
- Bronchioloalveolar hyperplasia and carcinoma
- Primary and metastatic disease
Touch preparation cytology recommended to supplement frozen section findings (J Clin Pathol 2010;63:675)

Microscopic (histologic) images

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Frozen section challenges

Squamous cell carcinoma