Light micrograph of perineural invasion. Perineural invasion occurs when a tumour invades into and around nerves. In this image, a nerve (horizontal central pink curved band) is surrounded by tumour cells (dark blue-purple). A few fat cells (empty white spaces can also be seen around the nerve and tumour. Haematoxylin and eosin stained tissue section. Magnification: 100x when printed at 10 centimetres.

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