Intraoperative consultation
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Intraoperative consultation, also quick section and frozen section, is when a surgeon requests an opinion during an operation so that they can appropriately manage a patient.
Common specimens
Gynecologic:
- Pelvic mass - diagnosis.
- Ovarian mass - diagnosis.
- Uterine mass - diagnosis.
- Sentinel lymph node - staging.
- Vulvar melanoma.
Head and neck:
- Squamous cell carcinoma - margins.
Gastrointestinal tract:
- Whipple procedure - margins.
- Liver resection - margins.
- Lower anterior resection - distal margin.
Genitourinary tract:
- Cystectomy - ureteral margins.
Pulmonary:
- Pneumonectomy:
- Bronchus - margins.
- Lymph nodes - staging.
Neurologic:
- Brain tumour - diagnosis.
- Spinal tumour - diagnosis.
Thyroid gland:
- Thyroid nodule - diagnosis.