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Frozen sections are thin slices of tissue rapidly frozen and cut for immediate microscopic examination during surgery.
A pathologist examines frozen sections while the patient is still on the operating table, allowing surgeons to make real-time decisions—whether a tumor is malignant, whether surgical margins are clear of cancer cells.
The frozen section came back positive, so they removed more tissue.
- cryostatMaintains cryogenic temperatures
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
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