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Clinical utility of intraoperative frozen section diagnosis in head and neck surgery: A quality assurance perspective
Author(s) -
GandourEdwards Regina F.,
Donald Paul J.,
Lie J. T.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.2880150502
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck , quality assurance , frozen section procedure , perspective (graphical) , medical physics , section (typography) , head and neck surgery , surgery , general surgery , radiology , otorhinolaryngology , computer science , pathology , external quality assessment , artificial intelligence , operating system
Abstract The technical and professional issues that affect the clinical utility of intraoperative frozen section diagnosis in head and neck surgery are addressed from a quality assurance perspective. The most common reasons for sampling errors and interpretive errors are discussed. We offer several recommendations for head and neck surgeons and pathologists which will optimize the clinical utility of intraoperative frozen section consultation.