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Table 1 Number and percentage of patients who underwent intraoperative frozen section examination (IFSE) between 1999 and 2008

From: Application of intraoperative frozen section examination in the management of female breast cancer in China: a nationwide, multicenter 10-year epidemiological study

Year

IFSE (%)

No IFSE or unknown (%)

Total

1999

210 (52.11)

193 (47.89)

403

2000

169 (48.29)

181 (51.71)

350

2001

199 (52.79)

178 (47.21)

377

2002

178 (52.20)

163 (47.80)

341

2003

238 (61.03)

152 (38.97)

390

2004

241 (57.79)

176 (42.21)

417

2005

202 (49.75)

204 (50.25)

406

2006

259 (56.06)

203 (43.94)

462

2007

334 (58.80)

234 (41.20)

568

2008

253 (50.91)

244 (49.09)

497

Total

2,283 (54.22)

1,928 (45.78)

4,211