Fig. 6From: Percutaneous irreversible electroporation for breast tissue and breast cancer: safety, feasibility, skin effects and radiologic–pathologic correlation in an animal studyApoptosis detected with TUNEL immunohistochemistry (white arrow brown-yellow nuclear staining). a (×400) Immediately after IRE, apoptosis of a few cells in the outmost layer of the breast skin squamous epithelial cells was observed. b (×400) Three days after IRE, the apoptosis rate increased. c (×400) No apoptosis of the breast skin squamous epithelial cells in the control group was observed. d (×400) Apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells in the breastBack to article page