Evaluation of Resection Margins in Breast Conservation Therapy: The Pathology Perspective—Past, Present, and Future

Figure 7

Method of obtaining touch imprints and/or smears. A slide is pressed against the surface of an excision specimen or the surface is scraped and smeared on a slide. The slide is then stained and examined for malignant cells. The microscopic image at the right shows enlarged irregular nuclei, consistent with carcinoma.