Abstract:This study assessed the value of an atypical small acinar proliferation (ASAP) workup consisting of preparing new recut sections from the paraffin block and performing H&E-stained sections and immunostains (using the antibody cocktail for p63, cytokeratins 5 and 14, and alpha-methylacyl coenzyme A racemase) on the slides. We compared the ASAP workup with the interval workup, the common practice of performing the same immunostains on the saved interval sections, in 105 cases because of focal glandular atypia on… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.