Short-Duration Rapid Chilling of Mastectomy Specimens Does Not Interfere With Breast Cancer Biomarker and Molecular Testing.

* Context.--A thorough gross examination of specimens for breast cancer requires the tissue to be very thinly sectioned, which is often difficult in large mastectomy samples. We have implemented rapid chilling of mastectomy specimens before formalin fixation. Objective.--To evaluate the effects of r...

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Published in:Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Vol. 143; no. 1; pp. 92 - 99
Main Authors: Kumarapeli, Asangi R., Bellamy, William, Olgaard, Ericka, Massoll, Nicole, Korourian, Soheila
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: College of American Pathologists Jan2019
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