Sara, Funny that this comes up now. I attended a meeting last week and this was one of the topics. It was suggested that the tissue be stored in 70% alcohol. I personally have not done this but I am going to start doing this.
Beatrice Sullivan, HT(A.S.C.P.) HTL , AAS, CLSP(N.C.A.) AP Supervisor Shore Memorial Hospital 609-653-3590 "Sara Baldwin/mhhcc.org " To <sbald...@mhhcc.o Histo Net rg> <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Sent by: cc histonet-bounces@ lists.utsouthwest Subject ern.edu [Histonet] Breast Specimen handling 06/17/2010 01:24 PM Hi histonetters Was wondering if anyone saw the new gui= delines for breast Cancer specimen handling ? I am sure you have.&nbs= p; What my Pathologist is wondering is if you have a large specimen and do = not use all the tissue for processing what would the agent be to apply= to the specimen to stop penetration of the formlalin before the 72 hour ti me arrives? Would it be sodium chloride? Can someone help? <= /DIV> Thanks Pathology Supervisor Kathy Baldwin, S= CT (ASCP) Memorial Hospital and Health Care&nbs= p;Center [1]sbald...@m= hhcc.org Ph 812-482-0210, 482-0216, Fax 81= 2-482-0232, Pager 812-481-0897 Confidential information, Authorized use only. References 1. 3D"mailto:sbald...@mhhcc.org" _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet