Is it possible that the clinician is using some sort of dye during collection?
Michael Ann Michael Ann Jones, HT (ASCP) Histology Manager Metropath 7444 W. Alaska Dr. #250 Lakewood, CO 80226 303.634.2511 mjo...@metropath.com On 9/25/15, 9:23 AM, "Melissa Burns via Histonet" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: >Hello All- > >I'm having an ongoing issue that I'm hoping all of you smart people can >help me with! We are talking about prostate needle biopsy specimens. > >We have one company that does a genetic test that is insisting that there >is a dye present in the tissue we are sending. None of the other genetics >companies we send to have had an issue....just this one....and not on >every case we send them! Imagine my confuse :) > >The specimens are sent in 10% NBF. There is no dye used in grossing or >processing. > >Am I missing something? Somewhere that dye may be sneaking in? > >We are to the point now that they want to come to the lab and the >collecting surgery centers and see if they can figure it out..... > >Baffled.... > >Melissa > >_______________________________________________ >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