Do we need special viewpoints for intraoperative frozen section diagnosis?
Do we need special viewpoints for intraoperative frozen section diagnosis?
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术中冰冻切片诊断需要特殊的观点吗?
DOI:
10.1007/s00428-020-02862-0
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发表时间:
2020
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Arai Tomio
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作者:
濱崎 慎;木下 義晃;松本 慎二;佐藤 鮎子;辻村 亨;岩崎 昭憲;鍋島 一樹;Arai Tomio
In this issue of Virchows Archiv, Zhu and colleagues report the useful morphologic features of poorly cohesive gastrointestinal carcinoma and signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma based on intraoperative frozen sections to avoid misdiagnosis [1]. These carcinomas show invasive growth within the wall, and the extent of a tumour may not be sufficiently recognised macroscopically. Therefore, frozen section diagnosis is necessary to determine if a tumour has been sufficiently resected at the surgical margin. Since prognosis improves with additional resection in cases of positive margins, correct diagnosis is essential. However, evaluation is sometimes difficult using only intraoperative haematoxylin-eosin (HE)-stained specimens. Intraoperative frozen section diagnosis of stumps shows only a limited tumour area in a conventional histopathological examination, potentially causing a false-negative evaluation. To avoid this, as many sections as possible should be prepared.Correct diagnosis is often difficult because intraoperative frozen sections are less accurate for diagnosis compared to permanent sections. It is difficult to prepare suitable frozen sections for tissues that contain a large amount of fat. Fatty tissue exists in the subserosal layer, making it difficult to acquire appropriate HE-stained slides. However, poorly cohesive carcinoma tends to infiltrate the subserosal layer with fibrous stroma. By devising this, it is possible to obtain a specimen that can withstand diagnosis. Pathologists engaged in intraoperative frozen section diagnosis should rely on small specimen findings and also establish diagnoses based on other information such as preoperative biopsy results, macroscopic findings, surgical findings, and clinical information. It is important to be aware of the