Hematoxylin and eosin stain shows a high sensitivity but sub-optimal specificity in demonstrating iron pigment in liver biopsies

BACKGROUND: Perls’ stain is routinely used to demonstrate iron in liver biopsies. We tested the hypothesis that it may be unnecessary in cases, where no iron or another similar pigment was seen on the routine hematoxylin and eosin (H and E) stained section. AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate...

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Autores principales: Alwahaibi, Nasar Yousuf, Alkhatri, Azza Sarhan, Kumar, Johanes Selva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4606574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26539364
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-516X.165365

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4606574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26539364
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-516X.165365

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