[Histonet] Ventana's Basal Cell Cocktail

To all of you Histonetter's out there I need to know for those of you that are using the new Ventana antibody, CK34BE12 + p63, Basal Cell Cocktail, are you charging these as as one charge or two? Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cyt

RE: [Histonet] Thyroid Smears

Try using plus slides and make the smears very thin. Then it won't matter what kind of fixative you are using everything will stick. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle Foundation Hospital Laboratory and Pathology Services 611 West Park Street Urbana, Ill

[Histonet] Controls needed

Does anyone out there in Histoland have a control block for MDM2 for liposarcoma that they would be willing to share? We don't get very many liposarcomas so control blocks are a problem. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Super

[Histonet] Lab chairs

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[Histonet] Use of ammonia water

Happy Holidays Histonetters, I have a question for you. Do any of you use ammonia water to soften the blocks before cutting? If so, does this have any effect on IHC staining? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle

[Histonet] Small biopsy specimens

? Do your embedders find it easier to see these tiny tissues when embedding? Any pros or cons greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle Foundation Hospital Laboratory and Pathology Services 611 West Park Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 21

[Histonet] Milestone RHS Microwave Processor

e need to get rid of it soon so we can use the counterspace it is sitting on. Thanks. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle Foundation Hospital Laboratory and Pathology Services 611 West Park Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 217-383-3572 sharon.davis-dev...@car

[Histonet] Telepathology for frozen sections

but not for frozen section. Any information or advise will be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle Foundation Hospital Laboratory and Pathology Services 611 West Park Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 217-383-3572 sharon.davis-dev

[Histonet] RE: Saponin

nd leaves you with a very cellular specimen for a cell block. We have valildated it's use with IHC staining using our Ventana Benchmarks and seem to get consistently excellent staining results on our cell blocks. I highly recommend it over Carnoys and Saponin. Let me know if you have any q

[Histonet] Used Microwave processor for sale

ve lots of extra parts for it. Contact me directly if interested. Thanks. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle Foundation Hospital Laboratory and Pathology Services 611 West Park Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 217-383-3572 sharon.davis-dev...

[Histonet] Retracting microtomes

differently specimens could be compromised. I welcome all your thoughts and opinions. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle Foundation Hospital Laboratory and Pathology Services 611 West Park Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 217-383-3572 sharon.davis-dev...@carle.com

[Histonet] Microtome alignment

, how often do you perform this re-alignment? The majority of our microtomes are older so more wear and tear and things move out of place more often. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle Foundation

[Histonet] Her2 question for tissue processors

Are there any validation requirements for tissue processing Her2 neu specimens? Thanks for the info. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle Foundation Hospital Laboratory and Pathology Services 611 West Park Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 217-383-3572 sharon.davis-dev

[Histonet] Peloris Users

this issue so any help or suggestions will be greatly appreiciated. Thank you. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle Foundation Hospital Laboratory and Pathology Services 611 West Park Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 217-383-3572 sharon.davis-dev...@carle.com

[Histonet] Histology Labs work schedules

unction? 5. What kind of QC/QA program do you utilize in your laboratory? Thank you so much for you help. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle Foundation Hospital Laboratory and Pathology Services 611 West Park Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 21