Bob--I believe we had only minor adjustments to make in our immuno staining when we switched from a VIP processor to a microwave.
Lester J. Raff, MD Medical Director UroPartners Laboratory 2225 Enterprise Dr. Suite 2511 Westchester, Il 60154 Tel 708.486.0076 Fax 708.486.0080 -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Richmond Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:38 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Re: Bladder Biopsies In answer to a query about microwave processing of urinary bladder biopsy specimens Lester Raff MD (Uropartners, Winchester IL) notes: >>We microwave process our bladder biopsies on the same cycle as prostate biopsies.<< Good to know this. Do the immunostains require any adjustment - particularly the racemase stain, notorious for difficulty in adjusting to different fixations? Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Knoxville TN _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4767 (20100113) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4768 (20100113) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet