secondairement inclus en totalité dans un bloc

English translation: (specimens were) secondarily entirely embedded in a block

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French term or phrase:secondairement inclus en totalité dans un bloc
English translation:(specimens were) secondarily entirely embedded in a block
Entered by: Nathalie Stewart

20:55 Aug 19, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Biopsy report
French term or phrase: secondairement inclus en totalité dans un bloc
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Les prélèvements sont parvenus frais. Ils ont été fixés dans du formol zinc, une partie a été conservée en tumorothèque (n°10107). Les prélèvements fixés ont été secondairement inclus en totalité dans un bloc.

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Sarah Webb
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specimens were secondarily entirely embedded in blocks
Explanation:
(My take)

specimens were secondarily [as a second step] embedded in [paraffin] blocks

http://www.leicabiosystems.com/pathologyleaders/an-introduct...

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6432474_Independent...
Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue samples obtained at surgery were investigated. Tumours up to 2 cm in size were entirely embedded and immunostained.


http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100...
All SLN were entirely paraffin embedded...

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-08-19 22:09:56 GMT)
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Sorry - I should have written:
'in a block' instead of 'in blocks' (for FR "dans un bloc")
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specimens were secondarily entirely embedded in blocks


Explanation:
(My take)

specimens were secondarily [as a second step] embedded in [paraffin] blocks

http://www.leicabiosystems.com/pathologyleaders/an-introduct...

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6432474_Independent...
Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue samples obtained at surgery were investigated. Tumours up to 2 cm in size were entirely embedded and immunostained.


http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100...
All SLN were entirely paraffin embedded...

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-08-19 22:09:56 GMT)
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Sorry - I should have written:
'in a block' instead of 'in blocks' (for FR "dans un bloc")

Nathalie Stewart
France
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