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> On May 16, 2017, at 1:28 PM, Logan, Shannon via Histonet > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > > Hello Paula, > So why must the cassettes be removed on Saturday morning if you aren't > embedding until Monday morning? > Don't you have a "delay start" feature on your processor? Neither option A or > B seem like a good thing for the tissue! > We time our processor to finish at 5 AM Monday when the first Histotech > arrives for embedding. > The cassettes remain in formalin until the processor starts up on Sunday > evening. > > Regards, > > > Shannon H. Logan B.S., HTL (ASCP) > Pathology Department > > Bellin Health Memorial Hospital > 744 South Webster Avenue > Green Bay, WI 54305-3400 > 920-433-3653 X3727 > > > > From: P Sicurello via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:34 AM > To: HistoNet > Subject: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times > > Good Morning Listers, > > I am asking the collective wisdom of the Histonet this question: > > > Is it better to remove baskets from the processor on Saturday morning and: > > A. Let the cassettes freeze, then melt them down and embed Monday morning? > OR > B. Leave the cassettes in molten paraffin and embed Monday morning? > > > I am of the opinion that leaving the samples (not fatty, like breast cores) > in molten paraffin (62 degrees C) is bad practice, and causes them to get > "crunchy", among other things. > > What do you think? > > Thank in advance. > > Sincerely, > > Paula Sicurello, HTL (ASCP)CM > > Histotechnology Specialist > > UC San Diego Health > > 200 Arbor Drive > > San Diego, CA 92103 > > (P): 619-543-2872 <#> > > > > *Confidentiality Notice*: The information transmitted in this e-mail is > intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may > contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, > retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in > reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the > intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, > please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet<http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet> > _______________________________________________ > 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