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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Suture are often used to orient a specimen< | *Suture are often used to orient a specimen<ref name=pmid23287819>{{Cite journal | last1 = Volleamere | first1 = AJ. | last2 = Kirwan | first2 = CC. | title = National survey of breast cancer specimen orientation marking systems. | journal = Eur J Surg Oncol | volume = 39 | issue = 3 | pages = 255-9 | month = Mar | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.12.008 | PMID = 23287819 }}</ref> and/or mark the true [[surgical margin]].<ref name=pmid7544556>{{Cite journal | last1 = Seitz | first1 = SE. | last2 = Foley | first2 = GL. | last3 = Marretta | first3 = SM. | title = Evaluation of marking materials for cutaneous surgical margins. | journal = Am J Vet Res | volume = 56 | issue = 6 | pages = 826-33 | month = Jun | year = 1995 | doi = | PMID = 7544556 }}</ref> | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 11 January 2014
Suture material is occasionally seen under the microscope. It is usually easy to identified and typically polarizes.
General
- Suture are often used to orient a specimen[1] and/or mark the true surgical margin.[2]
Microscopic
Features:
- Glassy appearance - sharply circumscribed.
- +/-Tearing surrounding tissue.
- Foreign body-type granulomas with multinucleated giant cells.
Images
Suture material adjacent to a SFT.
Suture material.
See also
References
- ↑ Volleamere, AJ.; Kirwan, CC. (Mar 2013). "National survey of breast cancer specimen orientation marking systems.". Eur J Surg Oncol 39 (3): 255-9. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2012.12.008. PMID 23287819.
- ↑ Seitz, SE.; Foley, GL.; Marretta, SM. (Jun 1995). "Evaluation of marking materials for cutaneous surgical margins.". Am J Vet Res 56 (6): 826-33. PMID 7544556.