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TISSUE DIAGNOSIS IN LYMPHOMAS
Author(s) -
Thomas Robert J. S.,
Motteram Reginald,
Madigan James P.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb130966.x
Subject(s) - fixative , lymphoma , biopsy , medicine , process (computing) , computer science , radiology , pathology , programming language , frozen section procedure
An accurate histological diagnosis is sometimes difficult to achieve in the lymphoma patient. This problem is accentuated by incorrect choice of nodes for biopsy or mishandling of tissues, either at surgery or during the fixative process. Practical guidelines are suggested to help minimize these problems.