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==Haematoxylin and eosin stain==
==Haematoxylin and eosin stain==
===General===
*Abbreviated ''H&E''.
*Abbreviated ''H&E''.
*Standard bearer in most pathology departments.
{{Main|Hematoxylin and eosin stain}}
 
===Intepretation===
*Blue (haematoxylin) = nucleus.
*Pink (eosin) = cytoplasm.
 
====Images====
<gallery>
Image:Cecal adenocarcinoma.jpg | Cecal adenocarcinoma. H&E stain. (WC)
Image:Basal cell carcinoma - high mag.jpg | [[Basal cell carcinoma]]. H&E stain. (WC)
</gallery>


==Haematoxylin phyloxin saffron stain==
==Haematoxylin phyloxin saffron stain==