title: Application of microsatellite PCR techniques in the identification of mixed up tissue specimens in surgical pathology.
abstract: A fragment of tumour was erroneously mixed up with an endometrial biopsy. Micro-satellite polymerase chain reaction (PCR) clearly demonstrated the extraneous nature of the fragment. Micro-satellite PCR may be useful for the identification of mis-labelled or mismatched tissue fragments in surgical pathology specimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gras
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Matias-Guiu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Catasus
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arguelles
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cardona
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prat
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013048:Specimen Handling