Comparison of oestrogen receptor assessment in frozen and paraffin sections

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 192, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 919-924

  Fee, M ^a   Tobin, B ^a   Magee, H ^a   Harrison, M ^a   Gorey, T ^a   Dervan, P A ^a,b  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Advantages; Frozen sections; Oestrogen receptor

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0029828837     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(96)80073-2     Document Type: Article

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