Question
In the following liver biopsy, which special stain has been used?
A. Masson’s trichrome stain
B. Grimelius silver stain
C. Steiner silver stain
D. Sweet’s reticulin stain
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Answer- D. Sweet’s reticulin stain
- Gordon and Sweet’s silver staining method is used to stain reticulin fibers. In a properly stained slide, appearunce is as
- follows-Red: nuclei, light red: cytoplasm, blsck: reticulin.
- Gordon and Sweet’s Stain for Reticulin
- Connective tissue stain; Mechanism of staining: Argyrophil metallic impregnation
- Stains reticulin fibres in liver, spleen & lymph nodes
- Properly stained slide: Red: nuclei, Light Red: cytoplasm, Black: reticulin
- Used to diagnose hemangiopericytoma, endothelial cells tumors, myelofibrosis & liver fibrosis.