Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. · Jul 1997
Accuracy of frozen sections in assessing margins in oral cancer resection.
This study examined the accuracy of frozen section diagnosis of tissue samples from surgical margins compared with the final histologic diagnosis of the same tissue. The total resection specimen was also examined to see whether frozen sections were helpful in predicting negative margins for the entire cancer. The nature of positive and negative margins and their implications for the surgeon are discussed. ⋯ Although frozen sections are extremely accurate, they are not as reliable in eliminating positive margins in the final specimen as the surgeon might hope.