Intraoperative Frozen Cytology of Central Nervous System Neoplasms: An Ancillary Tool for Frozen Diagnosis
- Authors
- Kang, Myunghee; Chung, Dong Hae; Kim, Na Rae; Cho, Hyun Yee; Ha, Seung Yeon; Lee, Sangho; An, Jungsuk; Seok, Jae Yeon; Yie, Gie-Taek; Yoo, Chan Jong; Lee, Sang Gu; Kim, Eun Young; Kim, Woo Kyung; Son, Seong; Sym, Sun Jin; Shin, Dong Bok; Hwang, Hee Young; Kim, Eung Yeop; Lee, Kyu Chan
- Issue Date
- Mar-2019
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC PATHOLOGISTS
- Keywords
- Crush cytology; Central nervous system; Neoplasm; Frozen sections
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE, v.53, no.2, pp.104 - 111
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
- Volume
- 53
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 104
- End Page
- 111
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/1784
- DOI
- 10.4132/jptm.2018.11.10
- ISSN
- 2383-7837
- Abstract
- Background: Pathologic diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms is made by comparing light microscopic, immunohistochemical, and molecular cytogenetic findings with clinicoradiologic observations. Intraoperative frozen cytology smears can improve the diagnostic accuracy for CNS neoplasms. Here, we evaluate the diagnostic value of cytology in frozen diagnoses of CNS neoplasms. Methods: Cases were selected from patients undergoing both frozen cytology and frozen sections. Diagnostic accuracy was evaluated. Results: Four hundred and fifty-four cases were included in this retrospective single-center review study covering a span of 10 years. Five discrepant cases (1.1%) were found after excluding 53 deferred cases (31 cases of tentative diagnosis, 22 cases of inadequate frozen sampling). A total of 346 cases of complete concordance and 50 cases of partial concordance were classified as not discordant cases in the present study. Diagnostic accuracy of intraoperative frozen diagnosis was 87.2%, and the accuracy was 98.8% after excluding deferred cases. Discrepancies between frozen and permanent diagnoses (n = 5, 1.1%) were found in cases of nonrepresentative sampling (n = 2) and misinterpretation (n = 3). High concordance was observed more frequently in meningeal tumors (97/98, 99%), metastatic brain tumors (51/52, 98.1%), pituitary adenomas (86/89, 96.6%), schwannomas (45/47, 95.8%), high-grade astrocytic tumors (47/58, 81%), low grade astrocytic tumors (10/13, 76.9%), non-neoplastic lesions (23/36, 63.9%), in decreasing frequency. Conclusions: Using intraoperative cytology and frozen sections of CNS tumors is a highly accurate diagnostic ancillary method, providing subtyping of CNS neoplasms, especially in frequently encountered entities.
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