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section (federal code)

A particularly numbered subpart of some federal law.The text of any federal law may be found by going to the Office of the Law Revision Counsel at uscode.house.gov and clicking on “Search the U.S. Code.” Laws written as, for example,“26 U.S.C. Section 121,”“26 U.S.C. §121,”or sometimes “U.S.C.A.”or “U.S.C.S.”consist of a “title”(26 in the example) and a “section”(121 in the example).Entering the appropriate title and section will bring up the text of the law. See also U.S.C.

section (of land)

A section is a specific area of land measuring 1 square mile. See public land survey system.

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The frozen section diagnosis was deferred to paraffin section in 22 cases.
Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of touch imprint cytology and frozen section techniques in detecting breast malignancies
Out of 10 malignant glial tumours 5 cases (50%) were reported as glioblastoma, 4 cases (40%) were reported as high grade astrocytoma and in one case suspicion of anaplastic meningioma was offered which was confirmed on paraffin section.
Role of squash smear technique in intraoperative diagnosis of CNS tumours
Comparison was made with the final diagnosis after histopathology was performed on examining permanent paraffin sections.
Accuracy of intra-operative frozen section in the diagnosis of female genital tract neoplasms
Either intraoperative frozen or paraffin sections are prepared for viewing and diagnosis by simply loading the slide on the microscope.
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Before we could make a definitive diagnosis in our patient, we needed a paraffin section for histology.
A rare case of renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the sinonasal area
Immunostaining of estrogen receptor in paraffin sections of breast carcinomas using monoclonal antibody D75P3 gamma: effects of fixation.
A Review of Preanalytical Factors Affecting Molecular, Protein, and Morphological Analysis of Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) Tissue: How Well Do You Know Your FFPE Specimen?
One of the major purposes of paraffin section IHC panels is to serve as an aid in making a series of diagnostic decisions when lymph node biopsies or hematopoietic/ lymphoid infiltrates at extranodal sites are evaluated.
Best practices in contemporary diagnostic immunohistochemistry: panel approach to hematolymphoid proliferations
Ten cases were positive for thyroid transcription factor 1, which was confirmed on subsequent paraffin sections.
Thyroid transcription factor 1 immunohistochemistry as an intraoperative diagnostic tool at frozen section for distinction between primary and secondary lung tumors
Immunohistochemical demonstration of oestrogen and progesterone receptors in paraffin sections of breast carcinoma.
Morphologic spectrum of estrogen receptor-negative breast carcinoma. (Original Articles)
Immunoperoxidase stain performed on paraffin sections of SPHTN (cases 1 and 2) revealed no expression of CK-19.
Aspiration cytology of pediatric solitary papillary hyperplastic thyroid nodule: potential pitfall. (Original Articles)
Paraffin section detection of the c-kit gene product (CD117) in human tissues: value in the diagnosis of mast cell disorders.
c-Kit (CD117) reactivity in extramedullary myeloid tumor/granulocytic sarcoma
The development of a CD103 antibody for immunostaining on paraffin sections made it possible to perform phenotyping in situ.
Immunohistochemical Detection of Hairy Cell Leukemia in Paraffin Sections: The Role of Pax5 and CD103 Double Staining to Improve Specificity and Sensitivity

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