A method for cytologic examination of cartilaginous lesions.
Chondrocytes, dissociated from their matrix with trypsin and clostridial collagenase, retain their cytologic integrity. Successful preparations have been made from postmortem as well as surgical specimens. The method may lend itself to diagnosis of both neoplastic and developmental lesions.
D002356:Cartilage / Q000166:cytology*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000166:cytology; D002469:Cell Separation; D002498:Centrifugation; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003012:Microbial Collagenase; D014357:Trypsin
D014357:Trypsin; D003012:Microbial Collagenase