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In this study, we analyze breast biopsy material over a 5-year period and we compare the results of frozen-section diagnosis with the corresponding diagnosis of the permanent histologic sections. In this study, which represents the largest series in the available international literature, it is proven that frozen-section diagnosis of various breast lesions is a highly accurate procedure in spite of the difficulties facing the pathologist with the frequent borderline or premalignant lesions. The great responsibility of the pathologist is emphasized.
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Agnantis, N.J., Apostolikas, N., Christodoulou, I., Petrakis, C., Garas, J. (1984). The Reliability of Frozen-Section Diagnosis in Various Breast Lesions: A Study Based on 3451 Biopsies. In: Brünner, S., Langfeldt, B., Andersen, P.E. (eds) Early Detection of Breast Cancer. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 90. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82031-1_29
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