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  • Title: [The "smears" technique for the extemporaneous examination: diagnostic contribution to neurosurgical pathology].
    Author: Beuvon F, Varlet P, Fallet-Bianco C, Daumas-Duport C.
    Journal: Ann Pathol; 2000 Oct; 20(5):499-506. PubMed ID: 11084417.
    Abstract:
    Smear preparation is a fairly accurate, simple and reliable tool for rapid intraoperative diagnosis of central nervous system tumors. Compared with frozen sections this technique has the advantage of being both more accurate for cytological details and of requiring less tissue. In addition final histological analysis after direct formalin fixation is of better quality than post freezing fixation. This technique is most helpful in the field of neuro-oncological pathology specially in glial tumors and in stereotactic biopsy procedures. The cytological aspects and smear patterns disclose important complementary diagnostic information for the histopathological examination.
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