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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 | *''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== | ||