Here is a reference link to floaters. My experience with tissue floaters
is that most come from staining baths. However, some manufacturers of
stainers claim there is significance with these floaters. My experience is
that Pathologists read through the floaters and for the most part they
don't
Hi!I'm looking for recommendations for cutting FFPE blocks that contain thick
cattle hide/skin and crusting lesions. What do you all use to soften this kind
of tissue? Our lab has used Millifex, fabric softener, and nair. We read
ammonia may work to rehydrate the tissue enough to get a decent
Interesting thread. Thanks for kicking it off.
Does anybody have a reference that cites diagnostic errors caused by floaters /
contamination from other specimens?
John
On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 9:15 AM, Joe W. Walker, Jr. via Histonet
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> Don’t shoot the messenger. :)
>
> Joe W. Walker,
Don’t shoot the messenger. :)
Joe W. Walker, Jr. MS, SCT(ASCP)
Anatomical Pathology and Interim Phlebotomy Manager
Rutland Regional Medical Center
160 Allen Street, Rutland, VT 05701
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60% of floaters from the water bath? I find that really hard to believe.
The Gephardt and Zarbo CAP study from 1996 showed reported the results of a
Q-Probes study of 275 laboratories and documented a frequency of contamination
of between 0.6% and 2.9%, depending on the study method. Their
