In search of the rainbow: Colored inks in surgical pathology

Tampi, Chandralekha

doi:10.4103/0377-4929.97843

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“…Histopathological assessment of radical or wide excision specimens requires proper orientation of the specimen along with identification of all surgical margins (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). Several methods have been utilised for margin assessment like the marking of surgical margins with sutures and clips or applying india ink (1,2).…”

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“…india ink has long been used in the field of surgical pathology (1,2,5,7,9,10). However, when multiple margins are to be assessed, there has been a lack of use of varied coloured inks (1,2). The use of an assortment of ink colours is useful in the following ways: 1) For margin status, 2) For orientation of a specimen, 3) For the benefit of post-grossing three-dimensional reconstruction, 4) To reduce identification error when multiple sampling is required from the same tissue (e.g.…”

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“…Several methods have been utilised for margin assessment like the marking of surgical margins with sutures and clips or applying india ink (1,2). india ink has long been used in the field of surgical pathology (1,2,5,7,9,10). However, when multiple margins are to be assessed, there has been a lack of use of varied coloured inks (1,2).…”

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Inking in surgical pathology: does the method matter? a procedural analysis of a spectrum of colours

Pursnani¹,

Arora²,

Katyayani³

et al. 2016

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Objective: Proper identification of surgical margins along with margin status holds utmost importance in histopathology. inking margins is one way. india ink has long been used but it can ink only one margin. On other hand acrylic colours, available in variety of colours can be used for inking multiple margins along with many more advantages. The present study was undertaken to analyse acrylic colours and indian ink for inking surgical margins via three different methods for optimum results. Material and Method:Thirteen acrylic colours along with india ink were evaluated via three different methods on radical specimens of breast and colon after preliminary requisites of grossing were completed. in Method 1, coloured inks were applied to an overnight formalin fixed specimen and representative sections were taken. in Method 2, the specimen was inked and kept for overnight fixation. The specimen was sampled following day. in Method 3, the specimen was inked and kept for overnight fixation. The following day, it was re-coloured with the same colours as of the previous day and subsequently sections were taken. Coloured inks were assessed on different parameters for their performance as surgical ink and given scores.Results: acrylic shades #04, #22, #06, #01, #02 and india ink had very good to excellent score on microscopy in all three methods. Shades #64, #18, #09, #23 had poor microscopic visibility in all three methods. Shade #09 showed loss of colour and the shade #23 showed penetration into deeper tissues on microscopy. results were best with Method 3 followed by Method 1 and 2, respectively. Conclusion: acrylic colours have more advantages compared to india ink. Method 3 is recommended for inking. Few acrylic shades meet the criteria of surgical inks in all three methods.

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Inking in surgical pathology: does the method matter? a procedural analysis of a spectrum of colours

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Arora²,

Katyayani³

et al. 2016

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“…In this situation, a variety of natural-colored compounds and subsets of the Fevicryl hobby colors© have been found to be viable alternatives giving good results under microscopic examination. 23 Irrespective of the dye used or the reason for use, the ink should be applied judiciously. Excessive use of the ink may lead to leakage of the ink into tissue spaces leading to misrepresentation of margins or surfaces, thus making the entire process superfluous and leading to false negative margins and false positive margins.…”

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“…This procedure is called as inking. 22,23 Ink can be applied using a variety of applicators ranging from wooden picks to Stratagene's Strata Tips (Stratagene Inc, La Jolla, CA). 24 Inking is most commonly used to indicate or mark the margins of an excision.…”

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Grossing of Oral Pathologies—Revisited

Raju

Patil

Rao

et al. 2017

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

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Grossing pathologies, otherwise known as macroscopic cutup for diagnostic information, is a vital laboratory step as it impacts the patient treatment and prognosis. However, it is a challenging skill acquired with keen observation, experience, and correlation between macroscopy and microscopy. Before we make an attempt to gross, it is imperative to have sound knowledge about its general principles and its applications as it differs among different lesions. Thereby, we have made an attempt to enhance the guidelines for gross description and also updated on the general principles. A practical insight has been provided with respect to grossing of oral mucosal biopsies, pathology of malignancies, odontogenic cysts, cystic odontogenic tumors, salivary gland pathologies, and lymph nodes along with the brief history of gross pathology.

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