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Intraoperative diagnoses of head and neck lesions are extremely important and may provide direct evidence and foundation for the extent of the surgery. However, a frozen section should not be performed unless there will be an immediate impact on intraoperative surgical treatment.
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Zhai, Q.J. (2011). General Considerations. In: Frozen Section Library: Head and Neck. Frozen Section Library, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95988-7_1
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