Surgical management of suspected gallbladder cancer: The role of intraoperative frozen section for diagnostic confirmation.
Benjamin K Y ChanLucia Carrion-AlvarezRebecca TelferAdeeb H RehmanNicholas BirdKulbir MannRobert P JonesHassan Z MalikStephen W FenwickRafael Diaz-NietoPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2021)
The MDT process was highly sensitive in identifying gallbladder cancers but lacked specificity. The surgeon's intraoperative assessment is paramount in suspected cancers, and deescalated unnecessary radical surgery. Intraoperative frozen section was a safe and viable adjunct at a cost of resources and operative time.