The only way I know of is through lasers On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 12:25 PM John Garratt via Histonet < histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
> It is a pigment (ie carbon) and not like a soluble ink, so good luck with > that. > You could consult your histotech text book on exogenous pigment removal > and give the recipe a go. I will certainly be interested in other histonet > replies. > > John > > > > www.cpqa.ca > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On Friday, January 17, 2020 8:16 AM, Donna Emge via Histonet < > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > > > Hello fellow histonetters, > > > > We received a skin sample that has ink from a tattoo - the sample if from > > tattooed skin. One of our pathologists would like us to see if we can get > > rid of the tattoo ink from the sections before H&E staining. Does anyone > > out there know how to do this? > > > > Thank you, > > Donna Emge > > Anatomic Pathology Manager > > Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 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 > -- Charles Riley BS HT, HTL(ASCP)CM Histopathology Coordinator/ Mohs _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet