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Fluorescamine-induced fluorescence in C cell tumours of the thyroid

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Fluorescamine induces strong fluorescence in the cells of human thyroid medullary carcinoma and of canine C cell adenoma (formaldehyde-fixed specimens). Non-neoplastic human C cells do not exhibit fluorescamine-induced fluorescence whereas canine C cells do. The difference between neoplastic and non-neoplastic C cells in man may be helpful in the early histopathological diagnosis of thyroid medullary carcinoma.

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  1. Departments of Histology and Pharmacology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

    F. Sundler, L. -I. Larsson, R. Håkanson & O. Ljungberg

  2. Department of Pathology, Malmö General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

    F. Sundler, L. -I. Larsson, R. Håkanson & O. Ljungberg

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This study was supported by Riksföreningen mot Cancer (660-K73-O1X).

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Sundler, F., Larsson, L.I., Håkanson, R. et al. Fluorescamine-induced fluorescence in C cell tumours of the thyroid. Virchows Arch. A Path. Anat. and Histol. 363, 17–20 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00432201

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