Intra-operative diagnosis in surgical neuropathology: a study of 120 cases with reference to squash cytology.
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-44096
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To present results of intra-operative consultation in surgical neuropathology and discuss the diagnostic guideline for squash cytology. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
The intra-operative pathological diagnosis of 120 neurosurgical specimens was compared with the final histologic diagnosis. Squash preparation was used solely in 83 cases, frozen sections alone in 3 cases, and both techniques in the remaining. An algorithm for cytologic diagnosis was described.RESULTS:
The intra-operative pathological diagnoses in neurosurgery were completely (83%) and partially (13%) correlated with the final results.CONCLUSIONS:
Intra-operative diagnosis in surgical neuropathology is reliable. Squash cytology is highly recommended as an alternative approach.
Full text:
Available
Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged, 80 and over
/
Aged
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Child
/
Child, Preschool
/
Cytological Techniques
/
Adolescent
/
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Limits:
Aged80
Language:
English
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS