Frozen Section Biopsy B iopsies are small samples of tissue taken from a mass or tumor that are examined under a microscope to make a diagnosis.Biopsies are used most often to determine whether cancer cells are present, although certain infections and other diseases can be diagnosed as well.A specific type of biopsy procedure called the frozen section was developed in order to make a rapid diagnosis of a mass during surgery.The December 28, 2005, issue of JAMA includes an article about the origins of the frozen section technique.
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