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Observational studyThe Journal of international medical research2024

Comparison of staining quality between rapid and routine hematoxylin and eosin staining of frozen breast tissue sections: an observational study.

Zhen Yi Ma, Xiao Fang Zhang, Yan Ze Hu, Min Da Zhu, Jia Jin, Ping Qian

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6 authors.

Zhen Yi MaDepartment of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory, Jiaxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
Xiao Fang ZhangDepartment of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory, Jiaxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
Yan Ze HuDepartment of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory, Jiaxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
Min Da ZhuDepartment of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory, Jiaxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
Jia JinCollege of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3315-4797
Ping QianDepartment of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory, Jiaxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.ORCID 0009-0005-5752-4002

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the staining quality between rapid hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and routine H&E staining of frozen breast tissue sections.

methodsIn this cross-sectional observational study, 120 frozen breast tissue sections were randomly assigned to rapid or routine H&E staining (

resultsThe staining time for rapid staining was approximately 3 minutes, whereas that of routine staining was approximately 12 minutes. There were no significant differences in the staining quality scores or proportions of sections in each grade between the two staining methods. The proportions of sections that were classified as excellent or good were 96.7% and 98.3% for rapid and routine staining, respectively.

conclusionsIn frozen breast tissue sections, rapid H&E staining may provide staining quality that is comparable to that of routine staining, while markedly reducing the staining time.

Indexed as

BreastEosine Yellowish-(YS)Frozen SectionsHematoxylinStaining and LabelingAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedEosine Yellowish-(YS)HematoxylinBreast tissueeosinfrozen sectionhematoxylinhistologyrapid staining

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PMCPMC11184997

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