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Table 2 Frequency of intraoperative frozen section examination (IFSE) use 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

Group A (%)

Group B (%)

Total

1999

209 (99.52)

1 (0.48)

210

2000

165 (97.63)

4 (2.37)

169

2001

198 (99.50)

1 (0.50)

199

2002

176 (98.88)

2 (1.12)

178

2003

228 (95.80)

10 (4.20)

238

2004

227 (94.19)

14 (5.81)

241

2005

184 (91.09)

18 (8.91)

202

2006

240 (92.66)

19 (7.34)

259

2007

307 (91.92)

27 (8.08)

334

2008

226 (89.33)

27 (10.67)

253

Total

2,160 (94.61)

123 (5.39)

2,283

  1. Group A: IFSE had been used for diagnosing the type of breast tumor.
  2. Group B: IFSE had been used to assess metastasis to a SLN and/or to identify the resection margin during BS but not to identify the type of primary tumor.