What can we learn from the errors in the frozen section diagnosis of pulmonary carcinoid tumors? An evidence-based approach
Ruta Gupta, Aditi Dastane, Robert J. Mckenna, Alberto M. Marchevsky
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2009 Jan 1
Hum Pathol
What can we learn from the errors in the frozen section diagnosis of pulmonary carcinoid tumors? An evidence-based approach
Hum Pathol. 2009 Jan;40(1):1-9, Ruta Gupta, Aditi Dastane, Robert J. Mckenna, Alberto M. Marchevsky
ABSTRACT
The intraoperative diagnosis of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors can be difficult. Frozen section diagnosis was requested on 87 neuroendocrine tumors including 58 typical carcinoids, 8 atypical carcinoids, 18 large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas, and 3 small cell carcinomas from 2405 patients that underwent frozen section diagnosis at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from 2002 to 2007. The deferral and error rate for carcinoid tumors was 4.13% and 7.5%, respectively, and resulted in 4 unnecessary lobectomies...
