Category
Pathology Frozen Section
Typical Use
Prepare frozen tissue sections rapidly for intraoperative diagnosis.
Description
A refrigerated microtome that freezes fresh tissue specimens and allows rapid sectioning and staining in the operating room or pathology suite to provide immediate diagnostic information such as margin status or tumor type during surgery, guiding intraoperative decisions. Cryostat operation requires attention to freezing technique, section thickness, and artifact minimization, and pathologists must balance speed with diagnostic accuracy when interpreting frozen sections. Proper infection control measures, specimen labeling, and communication with surgical teams are essential to ensure correct correlation between intraoperative findings and final paraffin embedded histology. Cryostat use enhances surgical precision and can reduce the need for reoperation by providing real time pathology input.