Difference between revisions of "Histology artifacts"
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Image:Complex_endometrial_hyperplasia_--_high_mag.jpg | Chatter artifact in [[complex endometrial hyperplasia]]. | Image:Complex_endometrial_hyperplasia_--_high_mag.jpg | Chatter artifact in [[complex endometrial hyperplasia]]. | ||
Image:Tumour_infiltrating_lymphocytes_in_colorectal_carcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | Chatter artifact in [[TILs]]. | Image:Tumour_infiltrating_lymphocytes_in_colorectal_carcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | Chatter artifact in [[TILs]]. | ||
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==Tissue tearing== | |||
*Usually due to something intrinsic to the tissue that is hard, e.g. calcium. | |||
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Image:Tooth_in_teratoma_-_very_low_mag.jpg | Tearing due to a calcification. | |||
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Revision as of 14:55, 11 January 2014
Histology artifacts are common.
Cautery artifact
Main article: Cautery artifact
Tissue fold
- Darker well demarcated line with apparent disruption of the architecture.
Tissue fold (center of image) in basal cell hyperplasia of the prostate.
Chatter artifact
- Fine parallel lines.
Chatter artifact in tubular adenoma.
Chatter artifact in complex endometrial hyperplasia.
Chatter artifact in TILs.
Tissue tearing
- Usually due to something intrinsic to the tissue that is hard, e.g. calcium.
Tearing due to a calcification.
