[Histonet] Plastic to Paraffin

2016-05-11 Thread Metzger, Kenneth via Histonet
Hello All, Our EM lab melted a block meant for IHC staining and put it into plastic. Is there any way to get the tissue back to paraffin? I know it's a long shot but just wondering Kenneth G Metzger HTL(ASCP) Histology Supervisor ARUP Labs Salt Lake City, Utah Phone: (801)583-2787 ext. 3101

[Histonet] Staples and Sutures

2015-09-29 Thread Metzger, Kenneth via Histonet
Hello All, Recently we have had a marked increase in staples and sutures in our tissue that arrives for processing. I have tried to relay to our pathologists and PA's the difficulty in cutting sections and the tissue destruction in getting staples and sutures out once the tissue is processed to