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From: Prevention of an additional surgery for regional lymphadenectomy in melanoma: rapid intraoperative immunostaining of sentinel lymph node imprint smears

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Pathological evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes for melanoma metastases. Section number 2, 5, & 8- stained with HE; 4- immunostained with 'MCW melanoma cocktail'; 6- negative control; 1, 3, 7, & 9- unstained sections on coated slides for immunostaining (but may be used for any stain). Number of slices of SLN shown (a,b,c) is for illustration only and would vary according to the size of the lymph node. (FPTS, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections; H&E, hematoxylin and eosin stain; immuno, immunohistochemistry)

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Diagnostic Pathology

ISSN: 1746-1596

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