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Liver biopsy sample

A pathologist looking at a liver biopsy sample

A pathologist looking at a liver biopsy sample. A pathologist uses a dissection microscope to choose a set of cells from a liver biopsy to put on a slide. He will use this slide to make a diagnosis as to whether the patient who underwent the biopsy has cancer.

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Rights: Joseph Lorenzo Hall
Published: 21 July 2007Size: 117.27 KB
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