The present review found little benefit in performing intraoperative frozen section in this setting. As a diagnostic test the cost of frozen section (NZ $200 for each frozen section) needs to be weighed against its low clinical benefit.
Intraoperative analysis of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer can be performed quickly. Imprint cytology and frozen section show comparable accuracy in predicting sentinel node status.
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