Brain/meningeal tumor
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Contents
Intraoperative consultation of brain tumor fragments
Grossing
Measure the size of the specimen in 3 dimensions.
Squash prep
Remove a drop-size sample, place it on a glass-slide, then gently smear it out with another glass slide, followed by applying a fixative solution and staining with H&E.
- Evaluation
The most common primary brain tumors are:[1]
Also look into the patient's history for past cancers that may have metastasized to the brain.
Notes
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References
- ↑ Park, Bong Jin; Kim, Han Kyu; Sade, Burak; Lee, Joung H. (2009). "Epidemiology". Meningiomas: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcome . Springer. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-84882-910-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 . Brain Tumors - Classifications, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatments (in en). www.aans.org.
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