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A frozen section is a tissue sample rapidly frozen and sliced thin for immediate microscopic examination during surgery.
The technique lets pathologists analyze tissue in minutes rather than days, helping surgeons determine in real time whether margins are clear or a mass is malignant: The frozen section came back negative, so they closed her up.
Results guide how much tissue to remove while the patient is still on the table.
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- tissue sampleExcised cells for examination
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
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