The role of frozen sections in gynaecological oncology: survey of practice in the United Kingdom

Raji Ganesan; Laurance J R Brown; Sean Kehoe; W Glenn McCluggage; Mona A El-Bahrawy

doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.10.024

The role of frozen sections in gynaecological oncology: survey of practice in the United Kingdom

Raji Ganesan, Laurance J R Brown, Sean Kehoe, W Glenn McCluggage, Mona A El-Bahrawy

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the use of frozen section diagnosis in gynaecological oncology in the United Kingdom. STUDY DESIGN: A questionnaire was circulated electronically to gynaecological pathologists and surgeons. The results were collated and compared with the available literature on this subject. RESULTS: Our survey showed that the use of frozen sections varies with the resource setting and the preferences and practices of the practitioners. Frozen sections are most often used in diagnosis of ovarian/pelvic masses and assessment of lymph nodes in cervical carcinoma. CONCLUSION: Frozen section diagnosis is of value in certain areas of gynaecological oncology, while it is of limited or no value in others. Each multidisciplinary team should develop their own local protocols for intraoperative frozen section examination and support developing expertise in frozen section diagnosis in the adopted areas of the practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	204-8
Number of pages	5
Journal	European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume	166
Issue number	2
Early online date	28 Nov 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.10.024
Publication status	Published - Feb 2013

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Frozen sections
Gynaecological oncology

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