TY - JOUR T1 - Diagnosis of hairy-cell leukaemia by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase activity in paraffin-embedded tissue sections. JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 552 LP - 554 DO - 10.1136/jcp.33.6.552 VL - 33 IS - 6 AU - V Grouls Y1 - 1980/06/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/33/6/552.abstract N2 - Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase activity may be demonstrated in paraffin-embedded liver and spleen specimens as well as in decalcified bone marrow biopsies after fixation in a mixed glutaraldehyde-formaldehyde-calcium acetate solution. This technique may routinely be applied to haematologically relevant material and aids in the differential diagnosis of hairy-cell leukaemia. ER -