Dye-containing histiocytes in frozen section of sentinel lymph node: A potential mimicker of carcinoma

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-263

  Wu, Li Li ^a   Cheuk, Wah ^b   Poon, Mimi ^b   Chan, John K C ^b  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD163 ANTIGEN; DYE; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST; CARCINOMA; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FROZEN SECTION; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

ARTIFACTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORING AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HISTIOCYTES; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; ROSANILINE DYES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 65849217551     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896909332116     Document Type: Article

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