Paraffin Embedding

"Paraffin Embedding" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The infiltrating of tissue specimens with paraffin, as a supporting substance, to prepare for sectioning with a microtome.

Descriptor ID	D016612
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.500.620.720.610 E01.370.225.750.600.720.610 E05.200.500.620.720.610 E05.200.750.600.720.610
Concept/Terms	Paraffin Embedding Paraffin Embedding Embedding, Paraffin

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Paraffin Embedding".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Cytological Techniques [E01.370.225.500]
Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E01.370.225.500.620]
Tissue Embedding [E01.370.225.500.620.720]
Paraffin Embedding [E01.370.225.500.620.720.610]
Histological Techniques [E01.370.225.750]
Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E01.370.225.750.600]
Tissue Embedding [E01.370.225.750.600.720]
Paraffin Embedding [E01.370.225.750.600.720.610]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Cytological Techniques [E05.200.500]
Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E05.200.500.620]
Tissue Embedding [E05.200.500.620.720]
Paraffin Embedding [E05.200.500.620.720.610]
Histological Techniques [E05.200.750]
Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E05.200.750.600]
Tissue Embedding [E05.200.750.600.720]
Paraffin Embedding [E05.200.750.600.720.610]

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Bar chart showing 13 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2007 and 2009 and 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	0	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	2	0	2
2009	1	1	2
2011	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	2	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1

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Chen C, Lohavanichbutr P, Zhang Y, Houck JR, Upton MP, Abedi-Ardekani B, Agudo A, Ahrens W, Alemany L, Anantharaman D, Conway DI, Futran ND, Holcatova I, G?nther K, Hansen BT, Healy CM, Itani D, Kjaerheim K, Monroe MM, Thomson PJ, Witt BL, Nakoneshny S, Peterson LA, Schwartz SM, Zarins KR, Hashibe M, Brennan P, Rozek LS, Wolf G, Dort JC, Wang P. Prediction of survival of HPV16-negative, p16-negative oral cavity cancer patients using a 13-gene signature: A multicenter study using FFPE samples. Oral Oncol. 2020 01; 100:104487.

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Valencia-Guerrero A, Deng A, Dresser K, Bouliane G, Cornejo KM. The Value of Direct Immunofluorescence on Proteinase-Digested Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Skin Biopsies. Am J Dermatopathol. 2018 Feb; 40(2):111-117.

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Rozenvald IB, Richardson MD, Brock L, Maiese RL. Immunohistochemical Detection of Hairy Cell Leukemia in Paraffin Sections: The Role of Pax5 and CD103 Double Staining to Improve Specificity and Sensitivity. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2017 Jun; 141(6):837-840.

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Kumar A, Accorsi A, Rhee Y, Girgenrath M. Do's and don'ts in the preparation of muscle cryosections for histological analysis. J Vis Exp. 2015 May 15; (99):e52793.

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Morgan EA, Pihan GA, Said JW, Yu H, Pinkus JL, Dorfman DM, Rodig SJ, Pinkus GS. Profile of CD103 expression in T-cell neoplasms: immunoreactivity is not restricted to enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 2014 Nov; 38(11):1557-70.

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Walline HM, Komarck C, McHugh JB, Byrd SA, Spector ME, Hauff SJ, Graham MP, Bellile E, Moyer JS, Prince ME, Wolf GT, Chepeha DB, Worden FP, Stenmark MH, Eisbruch A, Bradford CR, Carey TE. High-risk human papillomavirus detection in oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal, and oral cavity cancers: comparison of multiple methods. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Dec; 139(12):1320-7.

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Kao SY, Kempfle JS, Jensen JB, Perez-Fernandez D, Lysaght AC, Edge AS, Stankovic KM. Loss of osteoprotegerin expression in the inner ear causes degeneration of the cochlear nerve and sensorineural hearing loss. Neurobiol Dis. 2013 Aug; 56:25-33.

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Morgan EA, Yu H, Pinkus JL, Pinkus GS. Immunohistochemical detection of hairy cell leukemia in paraffin sections using a highly effective CD103 rabbit monoclonal antibody. Am J Clin Pathol. 2013 Feb; 139(2):220-30.

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Perrino CM, Prall DN, Calomeni EP, Nadasdy T, Zynger DL. Ultrastructural findings in adrenal cortical adenomas clinically mimicking pheochromocytoma: a comparison with other adrenal tumors and tissue preparation techniques. Ultrastruct Pathol. 2012 Oct; 36(5):287-93.

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Shao R, Cao QJ, Arenas RB, Bigelow C, Bentley B, Yan W. Breast cancer expression of YKL-40 correlates with tumour grade, poor differentiation, and other cancer markers. Br J Cancer. 2011 Oct 11; 105(8):1203-9.

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