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===Use=== | ===Use=== | ||
*Liver biopsy, medical. | *Liver biopsy, medical. | ||
**Demonstrates the reticular fibers (in cirrhosis the fibers are disrupted). | **Demonstrates the reticular fibers (in [[cirrhosis]] the fibers are disrupted). | ||
*Before IHC, reticulin was used to differentiate ''sarcomas'' from ''carcinomas'':<ref name=pmid13536209>{{cite journal |author=MACKENZIE DH |title=Reticulin patterns in the diagnosis of carcinomas and sarcomas |journal=Br. J. Cancer |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=14–9 |year=1958 |month=March |pmid=13536209 |pmc=2074006 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *Before IHC, reticulin was used to differentiate ''sarcomas'' from ''carcinomas'':<ref name=pmid13536209>{{cite journal |author=MACKENZIE DH |title=Reticulin patterns in the diagnosis of carcinomas and sarcomas |journal=Br. J. Cancer |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=14–9 |year=1958 |month=March |pmid=13536209 |pmc=2074006 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Sarcomas have reticulin around ''each'' cell. | **Sarcomas have reticulin around ''each'' cell. | ||