Difference between revisions of "Suture material"

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Image:Solitary_fibrous_tumour_low_mag.jpg | Suture material adjacent to a [[solitary fibrous tumour|SFT]].
Image:Solitary_fibrous_tumour_low_mag.jpg | Suture material adjacent to a [[solitary fibrous tumour|SFT]].
Image:Suture_micrograph.jpg | Suture material.
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Revision as of 15:03, 11 January 2014

Suture material is occasionally seen under the microscope. It is usually easy to identified and typically polarizes.

General

  • May be used to orient a specimen.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Glassy appearance - sharply circumscribed.
  • +/-Tearing surrounding tissue.
  • Foreign body-type granulomas with multinucleated giant cells.

Images

See also