Marking ink - Revision history

Michael at 16:36, 5 December 2023

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	*Green is right and left is red. Why? ''Planes and ships have green right and red left''.		*Green is right and left is red. Why? ''Planes and ships have green right and red left''.
	**The above can be remembered by sailors that drink [[Wikipedia:Port wine\|port wine]] with ''no red port left''; red is port.		**The above can be remembered by sailors that drink [[Wikipedia:Port wine\|port wine]] with ''no red port left''; red is port.

	~~==Skin specimen margins at frozen section==~~
	~~{{Main\|Grossing separately received oriented margins for a skin ellipse}}~~

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Gross pathology]].		*[[Gross pathology]].
	*[[Margin status]].		*[[Margin status]].
			*[[Grossing separately received oriented margins for a skin ellipse]].

	==References==		==References==

Michael at 16:35, 5 December 2023

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	*Green is right and left is red. Why? ''Planes and ships have green right and red left''.		*Green is right and left is red. Why? ''Planes and ships have green right and red left''.
	**The above can be remembered by sailors that drink [[Wikipedia:Port wine\|port wine]] with ''no red port left''; red is port.		**The above can be remembered by sailors that drink [[Wikipedia:Port wine\|port wine]] with ''no red port left''; red is port.

			==Skin specimen margins at frozen section==
			{{Main\|Grossing separately received oriented margins for a skin ellipse}}

	==See also==		==See also==

Michael: /* See also */

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Michael at 15:10, 25 January 2019

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	*Green and blue are the preferred marking ink colours as they are easier to see at the time of embedding.<ref name=Lester3_312>{{Ref Lester3\|312}}</ref>		*Green and blue are the preferred marking ink colours as they are easier to see at the time of embedding.<ref name=Lester3_312>{{Ref Lester3\|312}}</ref>
	*It is good to avoid ''black ink'' in [[skin]] lesions, as it can difficult to discern black marking ink from a pigmented [[melanoma]]. This can be remember by ''b''lack is ''b''ad and ''g''reen is ''g''ood!		*It is good to avoid ''black ink'' in [[skin]] lesions, as it can difficult to discern black marking ink from a pigmented [[melanoma]]. This can be remember by ''b''lack is ''b''ad and ''g''reen is ''g''ood!
	*Red ink frequently doesn't stick well to the tissue and is often hard to see on microscopy~~. Generally, it should be avoided~~.		*Red ink frequently doesn't stick well to the tissue and is often hard to see on microscopy.

	==Common conventions==		==Common conventions==

Michael: /* Rules of thumb */ red sucks

2019-01-25T14:39:06Z

Rules of thumb: red sucks

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	*Green and blue are the preferred marking ink colours as they are easier to see at the time of embedding.<ref name=Lester3_312>{{Ref Lester3\|312}}</ref>		*Green and blue are the preferred marking ink colours as they are easier to see at the time of embedding.<ref name=Lester3_312>{{Ref Lester3\|312}}</ref>
	*It is good to avoid ''black ink'' in [[skin]] lesions, as it can difficult to discern black marking ink from a pigmented [[melanoma]]. This can be remember by ''b''lack is ''b''ad and ''g''reen is ''g''ood!		*It is good to avoid ''black ink'' in [[skin]] lesions, as it can difficult to discern black marking ink from a pigmented [[melanoma]]. This can be remember by ''b''lack is ''b''ad and ''g''reen is ''g''ood!
			*Red ink frequently doesn't stick well to the tissue and is often hard to see on microscopy. Generally, it should be avoided.

	==Common conventions==		==Common conventions==

Michael: /* Rules of thumb */ tweak

2016-10-11T22:07:09Z

Rules of thumb: tweak

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	'''Marking ink''', also '''ink''', is used during grossing/at [[cut-up]] to mark the [[surgical margin]] and orient specimens unambiguously.		'''Marking ink''', also '''ink''', is used during grossing/at [[cut-up]] to mark the [[surgical margin]] and orient specimens unambiguously.
	==Rules of thumb==		==Rules of thumb==
	*''Ink before you think''. Ink before cutting. If ~~you apply~~ ink after ~~you've cut~~ into the tumour ~~you are~~ more likely to get stray ink on tumour that ~~isn't~~ the margin.		*''Ink before you think''. Ink before cutting. If one applies ink after cutting into the tumour one is more likely to get (stray) ink on tumour that is not the margin.
	*Green and blue are the preferred marking ink colours as they are easier to see at the time of embedding.<ref name=Lester3_312>{{Ref Lester3\|312}}</ref>		*Green and blue are the preferred marking ink colours as they are easier to see at the time of embedding.<ref name=Lester3_312>{{Ref Lester3\|312}}</ref>
	*It is good to avoid ''black ink'' in [[skin]] lesions, as it can difficult to discern black marking ink from a pigmented [[melanoma]]. This can be remember by ''b''lack is ''b''ad and ''g''reen is ''g''ood!		*It is good to avoid ''black ink'' in [[skin]] lesions, as it can difficult to discern black marking ink from a pigmented [[melanoma]]. This can be remember by ''b''lack is ''b''ad and ''g''reen is ''g''ood!

	==Common conventions==		==Common conventions==

Michael: +credit

2016-10-11T14:43:23Z

+credit

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	[[Image:Rectum - anterior and lateral - inked.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|[[Abdominoperineal resection]] after marking ink was applied.]]		[[Image:Rectum - anterior and lateral - inked.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|[[Abdominoperineal resection]] after marking ink was applied. (WC/Hagemani of Wikia)]]
	'''Marking ink''', also '''ink''', is used during grossing/at [[cut-up]] to mark the [[surgical margin]] and orient specimens unambiguously.		'''Marking ink''', also '''ink''', is used during grossing/at [[cut-up]] to mark the [[surgical margin]] and orient specimens unambiguously.
	==Rules of thumb==		==Rules of thumb==

Michael at 04:20, 11 October 2016

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	*''Ink before you think''. Ink before cutting. If you apply ink after you've cut into the tumour you are more likely to get stray ink on tumour that isn't the margin.		*''Ink before you think''. Ink before cutting. If you apply ink after you've cut into the tumour you are more likely to get stray ink on tumour that isn't the margin.
	*Green and blue are the preferred marking ink colours as they are easier to see at the time of embedding.<ref name=Lester3_312>{{Ref Lester3\|312}}</ref>		*Green and blue are the preferred marking ink colours as they are easier to see at the time of embedding.<ref name=Lester3_312>{{Ref Lester3\|312}}</ref>
	*It is good to avoid ''black ink'' in [[skin]] lesions, as it can difficult to discern black marking ink from a pigmented melanoma. This can be remember by ''b''lack is ''b''ad and ''g''reen is ''g''ood!		*It is good to avoid ''black ink'' in [[skin]] lesions, as it can difficult to discern black marking ink from a pigmented [[melanoma]]. This can be remember by ''b''lack is ''b''ad and ''g''reen is ''g''ood!

	==Common conventions==		==Common conventions==

Michael: /* Common conventions */

2016-10-11T03:19:35Z

Common conventions

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	==Common conventions==		==Common conventions==
	*Blue is superior and green is inferior. ''The sky is blue and the grass is green''.		*Blue is superior and green is inferior. Why? ''The sky is blue and the grass is green''.
			*Green is right and left is red. Why? ''Planes and ships have green right and red left''.
			**The above can be remembered by sailors that drink [[Wikipedia:Port wine\|port wine]] with ''no red port left''; red is port.

	==See also==		==See also==

Michael at 03:09, 11 October 2016

2016-10-11T03:09:35Z

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	*Green and blue are the preferred marking ink colours as they are easier to see at the time of embedding.<ref name=Lester3_312>{{Ref Lester3\|312}}</ref>		*Green and blue are the preferred marking ink colours as they are easier to see at the time of embedding.<ref name=Lester3_312>{{Ref Lester3\|312}}</ref>
	*It is good to avoid ''black ink'' in [[skin]] lesions, as it can difficult to discern black marking ink from a pigmented melanoma. This can be remember by ''b''lack is ''b''ad and ''g''reen is ''g''ood!		*It is good to avoid ''black ink'' in [[skin]] lesions, as it can difficult to discern black marking ink from a pigmented melanoma. This can be remember by ''b''lack is ''b''ad and ''g''reen is ''g''ood!

			==Common conventions==
			*Blue is superior and green is inferior. ''The sky is blue and the grass is green''.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Gross pathology]].		*[[Gross pathology]].
			*[[Margin status]].

	==References==		==References==