Bronchial margins in lung cancer resection specimens: utility of frozen section and gross evaluation
Maygarden SJ, Detterbeck FC, Funkhouser WK. Bronchial margins in lung cancer resection specimens: utility of frozen section and gross evaluation. Modern Pathology 2004, 17: 1080-1086. PMID: 15133477, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBronchiCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Small CellFrozen SectionsHumansLung NeoplasmsNeoplasm, ResidualPneumonectomyConceptsPositive marginsSite of tumorBronchial marginGross tumorFrozen sectionsWedge resectionCell carcinomaGross evaluationSalivary gland-type tumorsCentral lung tumorsPositive margin casesLung cancer resectionNonsmall cell carcinomaFrozen section evaluationSmall cell carcinomaFalse-negative casesTrue positive casesCancer resectionMucosal tumorsMargin positivityNegative marginsIntramucosal carcinomaTumor distanceUNC HospitalsLung tumors