Abstract
A case is presented in which toluidine blue-O was used to identify an islet-cell tumour of the pancreas. Metastatic deposits in two lymph-nodes were also stained. The method is recommended in exploration of the pancreas, especially when no tumour is palpable, or to identify metastatic spread of an islet-cell tumour.
Contributor Information
T Vincent Keaveny, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94122, U.S.A..
Roy Tawes, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94122, U.S.A..
Folkert O Belzer, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94122, U.S.A..
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