The value of inking breast cores to reduce specimen mix-up.

Andrew A. Renshaw; Richard Kish; Edwin W. Gould

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The value of inking breast cores to reduce specimen mix-up.

January 24, 2007

Renshaw AA, Kish R, Gould EW. Am J Clin Pathol. 2007;127(2):271-2.

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The authors describe a tissue specimen marking mechanism that helped identify discrepancies that could lead to specimen mix-up.

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