Are routine iron stains on bone marrow trephine biopsy specimens necessary?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-272

  Stuart Smith, S E ^a,b   Hughes, D A ^a   Bain, B J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; FERROCYANIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; FORMIC ACID; HEMATOXYLIN; HEMOSIDERIN; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IRON; NEUTRAL RED;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; ALGORITHM; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; DECALCIFICATION TECHNIQUE; HEMOSIDERIN; HUMANS; IRON; STAINING AND LABELING; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 15044358330     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.017038     Document Type: Article

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