Frozen Section Library: Lung

by Timothy Craig Allen and Philip T. Cagle

Frozen sections are performed for the purpose of rapid diagnosis while a patient is undergoing surgery, usually under general anesthesia, as a basis for making immediate treatment decisions. Therefore, frozen section diagnosis is often a highly demanding situation for the pathologist who must render a diagnosis quickly and a crucial determination for the patient and surgeon. In addition to the need for rapid recall of differential diagnoses, there...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387095721
• ISBN13: 9780387095721
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 131 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.9" x 7.8"