Pitfalls in frozen section interpretation: A retrospective study of palpable breast tumors

Tumori

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-18

  Cserni, Gábor ^a  

^a BÁCS KISKUN COUNTY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Breast; Frozen section; Intraoperative; Pitfalls

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST HYPERPLASIA; BREAST PAPILLOMA; BREAST TUMOR; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PALPATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0033041441     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169908500104     Document Type: Article

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