Optically clear nuclei in papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: Demonstration of one of the fixation artifacts and its practical usefulness

Pathology International

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-118

  Naganuma, Hiroshi ^a,d   Murayama, Harunobu ^a   Ohtani, Noriko ^b   Takaya, Kiyoshi ^a   Mori, Yoko ^a   Sakai, Nobumitsu ^a   Kakudo, Kenichi ^c  

^a SENDAI CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artifact; Fixation; Optically clear nuclei

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; TISSUE FIXATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; ADENOMA; ARTIFACTS; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CELL NUCLEUS; FIXATIVES; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0034057722     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2000.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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