So, I work in a small GI lab, and I put Eosin in my first formalin on my processor. My biopsies are very small and this helps, somewhat, to see the specimens for embedding and cutting. But, unfortunately, the esophagus tissues do not absorb the eosin much. Anyway, the hospital lab I work, part-time, in has started using hematoxylin to help see their biopsies. I happen to embed there and I think it just makes a big mess and the tissue does not absorb much of the stain. What are other labs doing to aid in making their small biopsies easier to see? What are pros and cons to doing this, in your opinion? Thanks!
-- *Ms. Gareth B. Davis*, B.S., HT, QIHC (ASCP)cm Yuma Gastroenterology Yuma, AZ 85364 928-248-5259 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
