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*Blue (hematoxylin) = nucleus. | *Blue (hematoxylin) = nucleus. | ||
*Pink (eosin) = cytoplasm. | *Pink (eosin) = cytoplasm. | ||
Note: | |||
*The above is why it is said (tongue-in-cheek) that ''blue is bad and pink is dead''. | |||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
Revision as of 10:44, 6 September 2015
| Hematoxylin and eosin stain | |
|---|---|
| Stain in short | |
 Hematoxylin and eosin stain of benign prostate. (WC) | |
| Abbreviation | H&E, HE |
| Use | the standard stain in pathology |
| Interpretation | blue (hematoxylin) = nucleus, pink (eosin) = cytoplasm |
Hematoxylin and eosin stain, abbreviated H&E, is the most widely used standard stain in pathology.
General
- Standard bearer in most pathology departments.[1][citation needed]
Intepretation
- Blue (hematoxylin) = nucleus.
- Pink (eosin) = cytoplasm.
Note:
- The above is why it is said (tongue-in-cheek) that blue is bad and pink is dead.
Images
Cecal adenocarcinoma. H&E stain. (WC)
Basal cell carcinoma. H&E stain. (WC)
See also
References
- ↑ Giordano, G. (2009). "Value of immunohistochemistry in uterine pathology: common and rare diagnostic dilemmas.". Pathol Res Pract 205 (10): 663-76. doi:10.1016/j.prp.2009.05.007. PMID 19523774.