Table 2 Diagnosis of 23 clinical cases based on nuclear grade of prostate tissues preserved by 72-h formalin and 5-min formalin/ultrasound fixation methods

From: Ultrasound-accelerated formalin fixation of tissue improves morphology, antigen and mRNA preservation

Case #

Nuclear grading

Diagnosis

Case #

Nuclear grading

Diagnosis

 

72 h formalin

5 min formalin/ultrasound

  

72 h formalin

5 min formalin/ultrasound

 

1

0

0

Benign

13

I

I

Tumor

2

0

0

Benign

14

I

I

Tumor

3

0

0

Benign

15

I, II

I, II

Tumor

4

0

0

Benign

16

I, II

I, II

Tumor

5

0

0

Benign

17

II

II

Tumor

6

0

0

Benign

18

0

0

Benign

7

0

0

Benign

19

0

0

Benign

8

I, II (10%)

I

Tumor

20

0

0

Benign

9

0

0

Benign

21

0

0

Benign

10

0

0

Benign

22

I, II

I, II

Tumor

11

I

I

Tumor

23

0

0

Benign

12

I

I

Tumor