Difference between revisions of "Suture material"

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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==
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*Glassy appearance - sharply circumscribed.
*Glassy appearance - sharply circumscribed.
*+/-Tearing surrounding tissue.
*+/-Tearing surrounding tissue.
*Foreign body-type [[granuloma]]s with multinucleated giant cells.
*+/-Foreign body-type [[granuloma]]s with multinucleated giant cells.
**Seen only if the suture has been in place for at least several days.


===Images===
===Images===
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Histology artifacts]].
*[[Histology artifacts]].
*[[Foreign material]].
*[[Granuloma]].
*[[Granuloma]].
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


[[Category:Basics]]
[[Category:Basics]]

Latest revision as of 13:17, 11 February 2019

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

General

Microscopic

Features:

  • Glassy appearance - sharply circumscribed.
  • +/-Tearing surrounding tissue.
  • +/-Foreign body-type granulomas with multinucleated giant cells.
    • Seen only if the suture has been in place for at least several days.

Images

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.