I wouldn't recommend putting fresh tissue specimens destined for frozen tissue processing into or on formalin before it is grossed, etc. Our Mohs surgeon walks the surgical specimen from the OR directly to the Mohs lab on an oriented piece of gauze in a clean petri dish along with map, chart, etc. Surgeon and tech then have the opportunity to discuss specimen before tech processes. This process passes muster for CLIA and works well for us.
Heather D'Orazio Mohs Tech Rogers Dermatology Clinic 1727 West College Bozeman MT 59715 (406) 587-4432 ________________________________ From: "Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth)" <algra...@email.arizona.edu> To: Cc: HISTONET <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology OR - you can get a rubbermaid took box and slap a few biohazard stickers on it and put some formalin pads inside and you have a transport box for surgical specimens. I happen to know that that is how this box was "invented". Andrea Grantham, HT (ASCP) Senior Research Specialist University of Arizona Cellular and Molecular Medicine Histology Service Laboratory P.O.Box 245044 Tucson, AZ 85724 algra...@email.arizona.edu<mailto:algra...@email.arizona.edu> Tel: 520.626.4415 Fax: 520.626.2097 _______________________________________________ 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
