Objectives

• Recognize the surgeon-pathologist relationship when initiating a frozen section

• Identify who and where the first successful intraoperative frozen section was performed

• Cite the turnaround time of a simple, one block frozen

• List the steps involved with cutting and staining a frozen section

To Do List:

• Take pre-lesson assessment

• Watch all lecture videos

• Read pertinent reading assignments

• Review basics of frozen section

• Download and read relevant handout

• Take post-lesson assessment

Pre-Lesson Assessment:

Introduction to Frozen Sections

Cutting and Staining Frozen Sections: How To

Read Pertinent Reading Assignments

• The Centennial Anniversary of the Frozen Section Technique at the Mayo Clinic

• The Diagnostic Accuracy of Frozen Section Compared to Permanent Section: A Single Center Study in Iran

• Intraoperative Consultation in Ovarian Pathology

Review Basics of Frozen Section

• Basic frozen section protocol

Review Handout

• Frozen sections overview handout

Post-module assessment:

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