RAS Mutation Predicts Positive Resection Margins and Narrower Resection Margins in Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases
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Marking of resection margins.
Starch was used to mark the resection margins of breast tissue simply by rolling formalin fixed specimens in, for instance, glove powder. Starch adheres satisfactorily to the specimen and is obvious, microscopically, if crossed polarisers are used. There is little "carry-over" of starch across the rest of the tissue, and subsequent radiology of specimen or blocks is not prejudiced. It is conclu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgical Oncology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1068-9265,1534-4681
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5187-2