Usefulness of Elastica van Gieson staining and the number of samples prepared for venous invasion of colorectal cancer (pT2-pT4)

• Main Authors: Kota Nakashima (Author), Jun Akiba (Author), Shinji Mizuochi (Author), Masamichi Nakayama (Author), Naohiro Yoshida (Author), Kenichi Koushi (Author), Takefumi Yoshida (Author), Fumihiko Fujita (Author), Hitoshi Obara (Author), Tatsuyuki Kakuma (Author), Yoshito Akagi (Author), Hirohisa Yano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: Although venous invasion is an important prognostic factor for colorectal cancer, it may be significantly underestimated in actual daily diagnosis. In this study, hematoxylin-eosin (HE)- and Elastica van Gieson (EVG)-stained specimens of colorectal cancer (pT2-pT4) were obtained, and the influ...