Saudi Med J 2001; Vol. 22 (6) 549 Frozen section experience Sir,

Frozen section is a critical procedure that plays a major role in therapeutic design. It is a decision making procedure that is required by a surgeon and performed by a qualified pathologist. Frozen section has a wide range of therapeutic implications. Its indications are variable, from obtaining therapeutic decisions at one side, to providing tissue for ancillary study on another side. Other important indications are such things as tissue identification, check margins of resection, determination of the extent of the disease and type of operation. Therefore it requires a highly qualified pathologist to give the right consultation at a critical time. Considering the importance of this useful diagnostic technique, we carried out a retrospective analysis of 274 froze