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From: Challenging pitfalls in frozen section pathology: a case of mandible ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma and the literature review

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Preoperative CT and intraoperative pathologic frozen examination. (A, B) Computed tomography (CT) showed a soft tissue mass with bone destruction in the mandible (red arrows). (C) 3D reconstruction of CT scan showed significant loss in the median alveolar region of the mandible with no signs of fracture (D) Postoperative images. (E, F) In frozen section pathology, resected tumor showed variable patterns of solid nests or cords. (G, H) The tumor cells with pleomorphism, increased N/C ratio, nuclear hyperchromatism, and mitotic activity. (I) There were large numbers of homogeneous red-stained unstructured or hyaline stroma similar to keratinization. (J) Foreign body granuloma reaction could be seen in the surrounding interstitium (red arrows).

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