Open AccessImprovised double-embedding technique of minute biopsies: A mega boon to histopathology laboratory
Author(s) -
Lokendra Yadav,
Sarega Thomas,
Usha Kini
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.151156
Subject(s) - staining , h&e stain , stain , biopsy , agar , pathology , computer science , block (permutation group theory) , medicine , biology , mathematics , geometry , bacteria , genetics
Optimal orientation of minute mucosal biopsies is essential for a definite diagnosis in gastrointestinal pathology or to visualize neural plexuses in Hirschsprung disease. The problem of minute size of the biopsy and its orientation gets compounded when they are from neonates and mandates exhaustive strip cuts, thus delaying reporting.