Cutting of nephrectomy specimens (margins, frozen sections)
| Question | % | Number |
| Do you ink margins of radical nephrectomy specimens? | ||
| Never | 14.9 | 24/161 |
| Only when suspicious | 66.5 | 107/161 |
| Always | 18.6 | 30/161 |
| Do you ink renal parenchyma margins of partial nephrectomy specimens? | ||
| Always | 81.1 | 129/159 |
| Depends of gross distance to margin | 17.0 | 27/159 |
| Never | 1.9 | 3/159 |
| In what percentage do you receive frozen sections from partial nephrectomy specimens? | ||
| Never | 22.4 | 36/161 |
| Very rarely (<5%) | 37.9 | 61/161 |
| 5–10% | 9.9 | 16/161 |
| 11–25% | 4.3 | 7/161 |
| 26–50% | 3.7 | 6/161 |
| 51–75% | 3.7 | 6/161 |
| 76–100% | 18.0 | 29/161 |
| How do you handle intraoperative consultation regarding surgical margins from partial nephrectomy specimens? | ||
| Macroscopic inspection sufficient | 5.8 | 9/155 |
| Microscopic section always done | 56.1 | 87/155 |
| Microscopic section done only if gross examination not convincing | 16.1 | 25/155 |
| Not applicable, intraoperative consultations not done | 21.9 | 34/155 |