2019
Frozen Section Diagnosis of Ovarian Epithelial Tumors: Diagnostic Pearls and Pitfalls
Buza N. Frozen Section Diagnosis of Ovarian Epithelial Tumors: Diagnostic Pearls and Pitfalls. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2019, 143: 47-64. PMID: 30785337, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0289-ra.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrozen section evaluationOvarian epithelial tumorsIntraoperative frozen section evaluationFrozen section diagnosisEpithelial tumorsOvarian tumorsSection evaluationSection diagnosisClear cell ovarian tumorsExtensive staging proceduresExtent of surgeryCareful gross examinationPreoperative diagnostic workupCommon clinical scenariosAccurate frozen section diagnosisSignificant diagnostic challengePotential diagnostic pitfallFrozen section laboratorySurgical stagingStaging procedureYounger patientsBorderline tumorsSerum markersOvarian massesDiagnostic challenge
2018
Intra‐operative evaluation of prophylactic hysterectomy and salpingo‐oophorectomy specimens in hereditary gynaecological cancer syndromes
Wong S, Ratner E, Buza N. Intra‐operative evaluation of prophylactic hysterectomy and salpingo‐oophorectomy specimens in hereditary gynaecological cancer syndromes. Histopathology 2018, 73: 109-123. PMID: 29484698, DOI: 10.1111/his.13503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-operative evaluationTotal hysterectomyLynch syndromePermanent sectionsSalpingo-oophorectomy specimensFrozen section diagnosisGermline BRCA 1BrCa casesOccult malignancySurgical stagingProphylactic hysterectomyGynaecological malignanciesFinal diagnosisSecond surgeryGross findingsRetrospective analysisBRCA-1Cancer syndromesGross lesionsSection diagnosisDiagnostic discrepanciesFrozen sectionsMalignancyPractice recommendationsLS cases