Frozen Section in Diagnosis of Thyroid Swelling: Does It Still Have Role?

The present study correlates the frozen section diagnosis of thyroid swelling with the histopathological diagnosis and assesses the expression of immunohistochemical markers in malignant thyroid tumours. Also, the study aims to analyse the accuracy and limitations of the frozen section as an intraoperative tool for the diagnosis of thyroid swellings. Fifty-three cases of thyroid swelling were included in the study.