Re: [Histonet] Question Regarding HM355S Automatic Microtome

2024-02-29 Thread Donna Emge via Histonet
Diana, I have used the HM355S at two different labs and liked it. Make sure to demo it or purchase it with the “E” type disposable blade carrier. No one liked the “ER” type blade carrier. You can see the difference between them in the operator manual -?just do a browser search for the manual. I

Re: [Histonet] Question Regarding HM355S Automatic Microtome

2024-02-29 Thread Robyn L Vazquez via Histonet
: Thursday, February 29, 2024 3:50 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Diana Martinez-Longoria Subject: Re: [Histonet] Question Regarding HM355S Automatic Microtome Caution: This email came from outside Kaiser Permanente. Do not open attachments or click on links if you do not recognize

Re: [Histonet] Question Regarding HM355S Automatic Microtome

2024-02-29 Thread Piche, Jessica via Histonet
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Question Regarding HM355S Automatic Microtome [EXTERNAL MSG] Hello All, I am reaching out to seek help regarding if anyone is currently or have in the past used the HM355S Automatic Microtome? What are the pros and cons? Thank you

[Histonet] Question Regarding HM355S Automatic Microtome

2024-02-28 Thread Diana Martinez-Longoria via Histonet
Hello All, I am reaching out to seek help regarding if anyone is currently or have in the past used the HM355S Automatic Microtome? What are the pros and cons? Thank you in Advance! Diana Martinez-Longoria El Centro Regional Medical Center Lead Histotechnician (ASCP)cm Laboratory - Pathology

Re: [Histonet] Question about 72 hour upper fixation time for HER2

2023-05-05 Thread Whitaker, Bonnie via Histonet
Friday, May 5, 2023 6:50:00 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Question about 72 hour upper fixation time for HER2 Hi Histonet, Does anyone know if the 72 hour upper fixation time for HER2 was calculated at room temperature? My lab is currently running our formalin at 40°c

[Histonet] Question about 72 hour upper fixation time for HER2

2023-05-05 Thread Tony Auge via Histonet
Hi Histonet, Does anyone know if the 72 hour upper fixation time for HER2 was calculated at room temperature? My lab is currently running our formalin at 40°c and we go 72 hours on the long weekends, so I'm worried it might be overfixed. Thanks, Tony -- Tony Auge HTL (ASCP)CM QIHC Cell: (651)

Re: [Histonet] Question regarding posting job openings

2022-04-21 Thread John Shelton via Histonet
From: zzz_Tag_histonet-lists Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2022 7:41 AM To: zzz_Tag_histonet-lists Subject: [Histonet] Question regarding posting job openings Is it permitted for a company to post job openings in Histonet? If so, how does that company go about posting it? Lisa Freeman, AAS, HT Histology Superv

[Histonet] Question regarding posting job openings

2022-04-21 Thread Freeman, Lisa* via Histonet
Is it permitted for a company to post job openings in Histonet? If so, how does that company go about posting it? Lisa Freeman, AAS, HT Histology Supervisor Toxicologic Pathology Associates National Center for Toxicological Research 3900 NCTR RD Jefferson, AR 72079 Phone: 870-543-7234 E-mail:

[Histonet] Question for Research on Bone

2021-10-28 Thread Porter, Amy via Histonet
So I am working with Canine femurs and tibias that have been dissected as medial and lateral - they have been decaled in formic acid - rinsed in running tap well - processed on a routine 1 hour processing program . cutting very well!! My issue is that the articular cartilage on the bone

Re: [Histonet] Question - Bone marrow core biopy specimens

2021-05-03 Thread Victoria Baker via Histonet
Hi Richard! That is the duplicate of what we do in our lab. We were putting both the core and the clot on the same slide for in house testing, but den outs we sometimes have to split the specimen and only on a slide. I have a question for you about ISH Kappa/Lambda. What decal protocol do you

[Histonet] Question - Bone marrow core biopy specimens

2021-05-03 Thread Cartun, Richard via Histonet
Hello everyone: I'm wonder what your protocol is for cutting formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded bone marrow core biopsy specimens? Do you cut a limited number of slides upfront and then go back to the block if the pathologist requests histochemical stains or immunohistochemical tests? We are

Re: [Histonet] Question about accessioning outside consult cases

2020-12-11 Thread Lindrud, Scott via Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] Question about accessioning outside consult cases We are in the process of switching to AP Beaker and in the midst of the build. My question involves how others are handling outside consult surgical and/or cytology cases. Do you assign them an unique number that identifies them

Re: [Histonet] Question about accessioning outside consult cases

2020-12-10 Thread Morken, Timothy via Histonet
du Subject: [Histonet] Question about accessioning outside consult cases We are in the process of switching to AP Beaker and in the midst of the build. My question involves how others are handling outside consult surgical and/or cytology cases. Do you assign them an unique number that ident

Re: [Histonet] Question about accessioning outside consult cases

2020-12-10 Thread Lester Raff via Histonet
We identify our outside surgical consults as OC, for example OC20-00010 Les Raff On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 12:45 PM Martha Ward-Pathology via Histonet < histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > We are in the process of switching to AP Beaker and in the midst of the > build.My question

[Histonet] Question about accessioning outside consult cases

2020-12-10 Thread Martha Ward-Pathology via Histonet
We are in the process of switching to AP Beaker and in the midst of the build. My question involves how others are handling outside consult surgical and/or cytology cases. Do you assign them an unique number that identifies them as a consult as opposed to an inside case - SO20- verses

[Histonet] Question for Histonet

2020-12-01 Thread Sharon Wheeler via Histonet
I was wondering if other facilities have the same issue as us? We have excess breakage (brittleness) of the solution reservoirs (680 mL) for our PRISMA stainer. We clean the dirty reservoirs in an automatic dishwasher with a 18 minute dry cycle at 90 degrees. How do other places clean

Re: [Histonet] question on processing worms (1...@comcast.net)

2020-09-27 Thread Hobbs, Carl via Histonet
Hi I have done several yrs of work on Eisenia fetida worms with a PhD student. I decided to do a std Pwax processing schedule. The student dissected the appropriate area then placed in 10% Formalin in PBS pH7.4 for 24hrs on a rocker ( gentle agitation) I then processed to Pwax using a std

[Histonet] question on processing worms

2020-09-27 Thread LEROY H BROWN via Histonet
I have crassicauda specimens ( kidney worms - relatively large worms 1-2 mm width) And would like to know how you fix and process these for paraffin sections of H slides.Do you do anything different for this? Thanks LeRoy Brown HT(ASCP) HTL ___

Re: [Histonet] Question concerning H. pylori staining

2020-04-13 Thread jkiernan--- via Histonet
: Re: [Histonet] Question concerning H. pylori staining Hi! I found this instruction for a Hp- stain, that sounds similiar to yours. They want the slides to be airdried after water-rinsing and before xylen. But the result should be blue bacteria, not purple. I would try to let the slides air-dry

Re: [Histonet] Question concerning H. pylori staining

2020-04-12 Thread Gudrun Lang via Histonet
with Alcian yellow, to give a more contrasted result. Gudrun Lang -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Bob Richmond via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 9. April 2020 20:05 An: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Betreff: Re: [Histonet] Question concerning H

Re: [Histonet] Question concerning H. pylori staining

2020-04-09 Thread Bob Richmond via Histonet
Michelle (where) asksi: >>We have a question about staining for H-Pylori Using Quick Stain (Periodic acid 1%, Alician Yellow, Sodium Metabisulfate, Toluidine Blue stock, Sodium Hydroxide) we notice what clearly looks like the H-Pylori purple stained clusters, but after dehydration in 100% alcohol

[Histonet] Question concerning H-Pylori Staining

2020-04-08 Thread Ken M via Histonet
Hi everyone! We have a question about staining for H-Pylori Using Quick Stain (Periodic acid 1%, Alician Yellow, Sodium Metabisulfate,Toluidine Blue stock, Sodium Hydroxide) we notice what clearly looks like the H-Pylori purple stained clusters, but after dehydration in 100% alcohol the

Re: [Histonet] question about Digital Pathology Certificate

2020-04-08 Thread Ranna via Histonet
Thank you Victoria Regards Ranna Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 8, 2020, at 4:39 AM, Victoria Baker wrote: > >  > Ranna, > > I took the course and it was well worth the cost for me. As to how it is > assisting my career right now it isn't as my facility stopped using imaging > about a

Re: [Histonet] question about Digital Pathology Certificate

2020-04-08 Thread Victoria Baker via Histonet
Ranna, I took the course and it was well worth the cost for me. As to how it is assisting my career right now it isn't as my facility stopped using imaging about a year and a half ago. With the pandemic they may be rethinking this, but it won't be immediate. This type of skill will be more

[Histonet] question about Digital Pathology Certificate

2020-04-06 Thread Ranna Mehta via Histonet
Hi All, I need inputs from my histo colleagues about Digital Pathology certification from NSH. If anyone has done this program, how is it helping in their career? what are pros and cons? Do they include MatLab and R programming in syllabus? I know it is very resourceful in research lab but what

Re: [Histonet] Question about gelatin embedding

2020-01-23 Thread John Kiernan via Histonet
2020 16:29 To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Question about gelatin embedding Hello, I am here again. I am wondering if someone has good experience embedding in gelatin-albumin for cryostat or vibratome sectioning. Specifically we use brain tissue and is common in free

[Histonet] Question about gelatin embedding

2020-01-17 Thread Alonso Martínez Canabal via Histonet
Hello, I am here again. I am wondering if someone has good experience embedding in gelatin-albumin for cryostat or vibratome sectioning. Specifically we use brain tissue and is common in free floating techniques non-attached parts of the same section float around and later that generates all

[Histonet] Question for Leica Bond IHC Users

2019-02-18 Thread Cartun, Richard via Histonet
We are preparing to install a Leica "Bond Stain Interface" which will allow us to move away from having to print slide labels manually for our IHC slides. I am not an expert on this so I am looking for help. We have "5" Bond IHC instruments that will be hooked-up to the controller; however,

Re: [Histonet] Question - EM

2018-11-21 Thread Greg Dobbin via Histonet
Hi Dr. Cartun, It has been many years since I worked in EM but I my recollection is that tissues could remain in 2% Glut indefinitely without detriment (for EM purposes). However, Osmium tetroxide had to have a limited exposure. Greg -- *Greg Dobbin* 1205 Pleasant Grove Rd RR#2 York, PE C0A

[Histonet] Question - EM

2018-11-21 Thread Cartun, Richard via Histonet
How long can tissue remain in glutaraldehyde before EM testing is performed? Thank you. Richard Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD Director, Histology & The Martin M. Berman, MD Immunopathology & Morphologic Proteomics Laboratory Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs Assistant Director, Anatomic

[Histonet] Question regarding frozen control tissue

2017-06-08 Thread Haley Huggins via Histonet
I am trying to find a way to obtain small bowel/intestine as a fresh/frozen sample to be able to use it for a control with my staining for PGP9.5 free floating IHC stain. Does anyone know where a good place would be to obtain the needed control tissue? *Haley Huggins, HT (ASCP)cm* *Technical Lab

[Histonet] Question

2017-06-06 Thread Cartun, Richard via Histonet
We are thinking of changing the way we report consult testing (IHC, Flow Cytometry, and Molecular) for our system hospitals. Instead of accessioning the consult case here, the requesting hospital would create a "Procedure/Addendum" in Sunquest CoPath for their specimen and then send us the

Re: [Histonet] Question on Sanderson Rapid Bone Stain

2016-09-23 Thread Jessica Riggleman via Histonet
...@colorado.edu] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 4:50 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Question on Sanderson Rapid Bone Stain Hello everyone, I am attempting to stain 30-40 micron thick undecalcified bone sections embedded in poly(methyl methacrylate) with Sanderson

[Histonet] Question on Sanderson Rapid Bone Stain

2016-09-22 Thread Alicia Marie Ortega via Histonet
Hello everyone, I am attempting to stain 30-40 micron thick undecalcified bone sections embedded in poly(methyl methacrylate) with Sanderson Rapid Bone Stain (RBS) with a Van Geison counter stain. My first attempt at this stain resulted in a very faint stain from the RBS (I could see very

Re: [Histonet] Question about prelim report for autopsy with neuropathology

2016-07-29 Thread Megan Dishop via Histonet
Hi Tim, In the hospitals I have worked, we used the PAD simply to communicate gross pathologic diagnoses, so we would issue a gross description of the brain (like the brain weight compared to normal, edema, atrophy, herniation, hemorrhage, etc), "pending microscopic examination", and then

[Histonet] Question about prelim report for autopsy with neuropathology

2016-07-29 Thread Morken, Timothy via Histonet
How do you handle counting days to preliminary autopsy dx (PAD) when doing cases in which the brain autopsy results are the main component of disease? If we accession at the time of autopsy and then let the brain fix for several days before cutting in, then the PAD is many days past the 3-day

[Histonet] Question - CoPath

2016-05-24 Thread Cartun, Richard via Histonet
We will be switching from Cerner CoPath to Sunrise CoPath in the near future (part of our Epic conversion). Is there anyone using Sunrise CoPath that uses a prostate diagram in their report to demonstrate the absence or presence of cancer in the different quadrants? Thank you. Richard

[Histonet] Question About A Sponge Type

2016-04-08 Thread Marcum, Pamela A via Histonet
When I was at NSH in Austin, I talked to a vendor with a very different type of Histology. It was very soft and far less porous than the normal blue sponges. Does anyone remember this or can you tell me where to get them? I believe the company was from the UK with offices or distributors in

Re: [Histonet] Question re: accessory piece for tissue flotation bath

2016-02-24 Thread Manfre, Philip via Histonet
@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Question re: accessory piece for tissue flotation bath Morning! Can anyone of you share the functionality of: Flotation Work Station w/ 8" x 8" x 2 1/4" (Deep Dish), HistoOrientator and Dryer Curious if the HistoOrientator actually r

[Histonet] Question re: accessory piece for tissue flotation bath

2016-02-24 Thread Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID) via Histonet
Morning! Can anyone of you share the functionality of: Flotation Work Station w/ 8" x 8" x 2 1/4" (Deep Dish), HistoOrientator and Dryer Curious if the HistoOrientator actually removes wrinkles as the description states. Thanks! Jeanine H. Sanders, BS, HT (ASCP), QIHC Centers for Disease

Re: [Histonet] question - Allergy to histological solvents?

2016-02-21 Thread Rene J Buesa via Histonet
You can dewax absolutely safely using a 2% dishawasher soap solution at 90ºC (twice) as washing in water.You can "dehydrate" stained stains by placing the slides in an oven at 60ºC, also absolutely safely for the stained section.Under separate cover I am sending  articles on this subject.René

[Histonet] question - Allergy to histological solvents?

2016-02-20 Thread daniel blackburn via Histonet
Hello After decades of using standard organic solvents for paraffin- section histology, I find that I've become highly allergic to the fumes. These include commercial preps like Citrosolv and Hemo-De, as well as xylene and toluene, which cause (in me) dizziness and a pounding headache. This

[Histonet] Question for General Data users

2016-02-18 Thread Amanda Reichard via Histonet
Good Morning! Does anyone else use General Data for their barcode labeling system? If you do, is your operating system the HTS system or Lab Cycle? Thanks in advance! Amanda Reichard, HTL (ASCP)cm Histology Supervisor Laboratory Licking Memorial Health Systems 1320 W. Main St. Newark, OH 43055

Re: [Histonet] Question

2015-05-01 Thread Goins, Tresa
@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Question All, I have a procedure here that call for and I quote 1.25 ml NaOH 10N in 1L of water. I know how to get 1 N, but how do I get 10. Having rarely hd the opportunity to make many Normal solutions ,my brain is not computing. Is it an error? Bernice Bernice

Re: [Histonet] Question

2015-05-01 Thread Geoff
...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Bernice Frederick Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 1:35 PM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Question All, I have a procedure here that call for and I quote 1.25 ml NaOH 10N in 1L of water. I know how to get 1 N, but how do I get 10. Having

Re: [Histonet] Question

2015-05-01 Thread Goins, Tresa
The final concentration of 1.25 ml 10N NaOH into 1000 ml water is the same as: 12.5 ml 1N NaOH into 987.5 ml water. -Original Message- From: Geoff [mailto:mcaul...@rwjms.rutgers.edu] Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 9:16 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Question

[Histonet] Question

2015-04-30 Thread Bernice Frederick
All, I have a procedure here that call for and I quote 1.25 ml NaOH 10N in 1L of water. I know how to get 1 N, but how do I get 10. Having rarely hd the opportunity to make many Normal solutions ,my brain is not computing. Is it an error? Bernice Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP) Senior Research

[Histonet] Question on IHC billing

2015-04-23 Thread Vickroy, James
Let me see if I have this straight:If a pathologist orders an Hpylori stain on 2 blocks from the same specimen C1 and C2 we can only bill one 88342. If this correct.Obviously if he ordered addition different IHC stains we could change additional 88341's. Jim Vickroy Histology Manager

[Histonet] Question about Formic acid decal and TRAP stain

2015-04-02 Thread Debra Siena
Hi Histonetters, I have a question to ask if you don't mind. Can TRAP Histochemical staining be performed after decalcifying with formic acid? Any tricks of the trade, etc? If anyone has any experience or references that they could point me to, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in

Re: [Histonet] Question about Formic acid decal and TRAP stain

2015-04-02 Thread koellingr
busy)   - Original Message - From: Debra Siena dsi...@statlab.com To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 9:00:25 AM Subject: [Histonet] Question about Formic acid decal and TRAP stain Hi Histonetters, I have a question to ask if you don't mind

[Histonet] Question about POC testing

2015-02-19 Thread Pratt, Caroline
Does anyone know if a Tzanck Smear falls under Virology or Cytology for POC testing in a Dermatology clinic. I have heard conflicting theories. Thanks! Caroline M. Pratt, MBA Practice Administrator Dermpath 3020 Market Street, Ste 201 Philadelphia, PA 19104 Phone 215-349-8178 Cell

RE: [Histonet] Question about POC testing

2015-02-19 Thread suetp918
Cyto Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Pratt, Caroline caroline.pr...@uphs.upenn.edu Date:02/19/2015 4:59 PM (GMT-05:00) To: 'histonet' histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Question about POC testing Does anyone

[Histonet] Question regarding dehydration

2015-02-13 Thread Julio Benavides
Hi there, we are having problems trying to cut some embedded samples (they crumble in the bath and the few cuts we manage to get into HE are crap). These are formalin fixed samples (bovine foetal and placenta samples) which went straight from formlin into 100º ethanol for the dehydration

RE: [Histonet] Question regarding dehydration

2015-02-13 Thread Julio Benavides
was the influence over tissues. Thanks Julio Forwarded Message Subject:RE: [EXTERNAL] [Histonet] Question regarding dehydration Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:06:47 -0500 From: Roy, Ryan ryan@va.gov To: 'Julio Benavides' j.benavi...@eae.csic.es If the tissue is fatty

Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: [Histonet] Question regarding dehydration

2015-02-13 Thread Julio Benavides
] On Behalf Of Julio Benavides Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 10:19 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: [Histonet] Question regarding dehydration Hi Ryan, thanks a lot for your thoughts. These blocks were processed elsewhere and sent to us for the cutting and staining

RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: [Histonet] Question regarding dehydration

2015-02-13 Thread Elizabeth Chlipala
...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Julio Benavides Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 8:43 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: [Histonet] Question regarding dehydration Thanks Ryan. Tissu sections where thin, something

[Histonet] Question - flow cytometry

2014-11-11 Thread Cartun, Richard
Does anyone have a protocol to hold specimens for flow cytometry until the pathologist examines a slide to confirm that it is lymphoproliferative/lymphoma? We seem to be doing a lot of flow on non-lymphoid specimens these days. Thanks. Richard Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD Director, Histology

[Histonet] Question?

2014-09-09 Thread Kim Tournear
All my histonet emails are coming thru my spam folder. Anyone else having this problem? And how can I fix it? Thanks in advance, Sent from the iPad of Kim Tournear ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

Re: [Histonet] Question about high complexity testing for histotechnologists

2014-04-30 Thread Rene J Buesa
NO, because the license in histotechnology INCLUDES high complexity testing. On the other hand there are some tests like FISH with the VYSIS system that requires a special training with its own certification. René J.  On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 10:15 PM, Delia, Catherine deli...@uhnj.org wrote:

[Histonet] Question about high complexity testing for histotechnologists

2014-04-29 Thread Delia, Catherine
Does anyone know if there is a regulatory agency that requires high complexity testing certification for histotechnologists. Catherine Susan Delia, BS. HT. ASCP Chief Technologist, Anatomic Pathology University Hospital 150 Bergen Street E-151 Newark, New Jersey 07103 Phone: 973-972-5717 Cell:

[Histonet] Question for Labs performing Electron Microscopy

2014-03-19 Thread Gauch, Vicki
Hi everyone, I have been asked to post the following question regarding EM... If you are providing EM services in your laboratory, who is performing the EM, what is their job title and what are their job duties ( do they process, embed, cut,stain,etc. or just certain portions ). Any information

Re: [Histonet] Question for Labs performing Electron Microscopy

2014-03-19 Thread Rene J Buesa
. René J. On Wed, 3/19/14, Gauch, Vicki gau...@mail.amc.edu wrote: Subject: [Histonet] Question for Labs performing Electron Microscopy To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 10:25 AM

Re: [Histonet] Question for Labs performing Electron Microscopy

2014-03-19 Thread kgrobert
. On Wed, 3/19/14, Gauch, Vicki gau...@mail.amc.edu wrote: Subject: [Histonet] Question for Labs performing Electron Microscopy To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 10:25 AM Hi

[Histonet] Question on Fluorochromes for Histomorphometry

2014-03-19 Thread Herrick, James L. (Jim)
Dear Histonet Colleagues, I hope everyone is doing well-- We are going to be using a goat mandible model (embedded in MMA) for a project and will need to administer tetracycline and/or calcein (others if suggested) for histomorphometric analysis. Would anyone be kind enough to share their

[Histonet] question about refrigeration

2014-02-28 Thread DiCarlo, Margaret
Histonetters, I was wondering how long a bone specimen (portion of pt's tibia in this case) can be in a refrigerator before it will decompose and not produce a good quality section? The case was completed at 3:30 pm, refrigerated and then put into formalin at 8:15 am the next day? I am

Re: [Histonet] question about refrigeration

2014-02-28 Thread Sean McBride
Hi Peggy, In my opinion, it depends upon the objective of the study. Cell autolysis begins shortly after death as a result of lack of oxygen supply as well as nutrients. The membranes of the lysosomes break down, and the acid hydrolases begin to degrade the cellular If you're merely looking

[Histonet] Question about fixation terminology

2013-10-03 Thread Jones, Lynne
Hello - Our research group does a fair amount of autoradiography with frozen sections and we sometimes perform IHC or routine stains. I am not a histologist (nor do we have one in our current group), so I assumed that the correct answer was alcoholic formalin, because the other options were

RE: [Histonet] Question about fixation terminology

2013-10-03 Thread joelle weaver
and Cytochemistry, vol. 33, No. 8. pp. 845-855. pdf available at http://www.gofindpdf.com/readpdf/formaldehyde-fixation.html Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC From: jone...@mir.wustl.edu To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 19:32:51 + CC: Subject: [Histonet] Question about

[Histonet] Question for Our IHC Area

2013-09-25 Thread Pam Marcum
Is anyone having an issue with Ventana's Pan cytokeratin?  Please answer offline.   Pam Marcum ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

RE: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology

2013-08-02 Thread Horn, Hazel V
-Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth) Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 4:52 PM Cc: HISTONET Subject: Re: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology OR - you can get

[Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology

2013-08-01 Thread Richard Cartun
How are other hospitals transporting fresh tissue specimens from operating rooms to the Pathology Frozen Section room for an intraoperative consultation? Occasionally, we get specimens delivered on towels and I don't think this is appropriate. I think they should be in a container that can be

RE: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology

2013-08-01 Thread Elizabeth Chlipala
...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Cartun [rcar...@harthosp.org] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 2:26 PM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology How are other hospitals transporting fresh tissue specimens from operating rooms to the Pathology Frozen Section room

Re: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology

2013-08-01 Thread Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth)
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

Re: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology

2013-08-01 Thread Heather D'orazio
: 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

[Histonet] Question - MDM

2013-06-04 Thread Richard Cartun
Is anyone using a commercially available antibody (not RUO) for the immunohistochemical detection of MDM in liposarcoma? Thank you. Richard Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD Director, Histology Immunopathology Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology

[Histonet] Question regarding appropriate use of histonet

2013-04-15 Thread Henry Chidgey
Howdy Folks, As I am sure you can tell we are subscribers to histonet and appreciate the generosity of members in helping solve the occasional problem we encounter. We are in need of finding either an individual or lab in our area to perform mammal root sectioning and slide preparation for the

Re: [Histonet] question

2013-03-21 Thread Alan Bright
out, vaccum and rinse steps and air dry steps needed to decontaminate some ( usually older) cryostats. Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC From: abri...@brightinstruments.com Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:37:45 + To: marilyn.a.we...@kp.org Subject: Re: [Histonet] question CC

RE: [Histonet] question

2013-03-21 Thread joelle weaver
...@brightinstruments.com Subject: Re: [Histonet] question Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:25:41 + To: joellewea...@hotmail.com I do not see that as UV will not decontaminate areas and tissue that are not in the UV light path or thick tissue.Alan Bright Sent from my iPhone On 20 Mar 2013, at 23:38, joelle

[Histonet] question

2013-03-20 Thread Marilyn . A . Weiss
Thank you for your response about the squames and we are all wearing gloves now, if one uses them then we all do is my motto, although in 50 years of cutting, this is the first time this has come up. . guess I was lucky. anyway, the same pathologists would like to know if there is a standard

Re: [Histonet] question

2013-03-20 Thread Alan Bright
Strange about the gloves when vacuuming out fresh tissue trimmings from cryostats and exhausting the air back into the lab is done. Alan Bright On 20 Mar 2013, at 19:07, marilyn.a.we...@kp.org marilyn.a.we...@kp.org wrote: Thank you for your response about the squames and we are all wearing

RE: [Histonet] question

2013-03-20 Thread joelle weaver
To: marilyn.a.we...@kp.org Subject: Re: [Histonet] question CC: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Strange about the gloves when vacuuming out fresh tissue trimmings from cryostats and exhausting the air back into the lab is done. Alan Bright On 20 Mar 2013, at 19:07, marilyn.a.we...@kp.org

RE: [Histonet] question

2013-03-20 Thread joelle weaver
sorry for the misspelling in my previous post. Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC From: joellewea...@hotmail.com To: abri...@brightinstruments.com; marilyn.a.we...@kp.org Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:38:04 + Subject: RE: [Histonet] question CC: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

[Histonet] Question on Estrogen antibodies for fish

2013-03-07 Thread Shirley A. Powell
I am asking this for a researcher. Please respond to her at klar_elizab...@columbusstate.edumailto:klar_elizab...@columbusstate.edu. Her name is Ely Klar. She is looking for any form of estrogen antibody that works on bass fish gonads. Vendor's responses welcome. Shirley A. Powell,

[Histonet] Question for Alkaline Phosphatase / Biotin System Users

2013-02-26 Thread Amy Porter
We are using standard avidin / biotin staining with alkaline phosphatase labeling and sometimes, not every time and not every slide in the same run we get residual blotchy spots and streaking of the reaction on and off the tissue. We have increased to two rinses after primary and two rinses after

[Histonet] Question about sectioning brain tissue at 10-15 microns

2013-01-31 Thread Thurby, Christina
Hi, Can anyone with experience in cutting thick FFPE brain sections please give advice on how to get a thick brain section without it curling up before it gets to the waterbath? We are doing okay at cutting these at 10 microns, but are trying to get some 12 micron sections and the section just

[Histonet] Question about sectioning brain tissue at 10-15 microns

2013-01-31 Thread Tim Wheelock
Hi Christina: I use Paraplast to infiltrate the formalin fixed brain tissue, but I use Surgipath Embedding Medium from Leica (Catalogue number 3801320) to embed the tissue. (Surgipath does have about the same melting point as the Paraplast) Even the 10 micron sections (for the Congo red

[Histonet] RE: Histonet Question

2013-01-31 Thread Tyrrell, Jannifer
I'm new to the Histonet website, but not new to histotechnology. I'm trying to salvage some irreplaceable Zucker Diabetic Fatty rat tissue samples that were embedded in paraffin in May 2009. They have sat on my bench since they were embedded as we thought the entire experiment was a huge

[Histonet] Question about slide drying/ convection ovens

2013-01-28 Thread Natalie Nagy
Hi everyone, Just have a quick question for all of you out there in histo-land. Have you ever bought or worked with a gravity convection oven (the thermo shandon 20GC), for drying of slides?? If so..how was it? Did it properly dry all of your slides, did it keep temp?? I am

Re: [Histonet] Question about slide drying/ convection ovens

2013-01-28 Thread Rene J Buesa
UP. René J. From: Natalie Nagy nagy_nata...@holyokehealth.com To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 12:40 PM Subject: [Histonet] Question about slide drying/ convection ovens Hi everyone,                   Just have a quick question for all of you out

RE: [Histonet] Question about slide drying/ convection ovens

2013-01-28 Thread Morken, Timothy
; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Question about slide drying/ convection ovens Natalia: I just cannot understand the concept of gravity convection oven because if you say gravity by definition that will mean that the heat will work by gravity and any heated air goes, also

[Histonet] Question

2013-01-22 Thread Courtney Pierce
Are IHC high complexity test. Courtney Pierce IHC Specialist Quintiles Translational RD - Oncology Innovation Navigating the new health 777 Oakmont Lane Suite 100 Westmont,IL 60559 Office: + 630-203-6234 courtney.pie...@quintiles.com clinical | commercial | consulting | capital

Re: [Histonet] Question

2013-01-22 Thread Rene J Buesa
Yes! René J. From: Courtney Pierce courtney.pie...@quintiles.com To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:04 PM Subject: [Histonet] Question Are IHC high complexity test. Courtney Pierce IHC Specialist Quintiles Translational RD

Re: [Histonet] Question

2013-01-22 Thread Mark Tarango
The staining portion is not high complexity. The reading of the slide is. On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Courtney Pierce courtney.pie...@quintiles.com wrote: Are IHC high complexity test. Courtney Pierce IHC Specialist Quintiles Translational RD - Oncology Innovation Navigating the

[Histonet] Question removal

2013-01-21 Thread Chris Winans
Hello, How do I go about removing a question from this site? Thanks! Chris ENFD Supervisor Bako Pathology Services ch...@bakopathology.commailto:ch...@bakopathology.com ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

Re: [Histonet] Question removal

2013-01-21 Thread Rene J Buesa
: [Histonet] Question removal Hello, How do I go about removing a question from this site? Thanks! Chris ENFD Supervisor Bako Pathology Services ch...@bakopathology.commailto:ch...@bakopathology.com ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet

[Histonet] question(s)

2012-12-07 Thread Webb, Dorothy L
How does everyone handle storing extra paraffin sections that are cut as a standard on certain protocols, such as prostate needle bx's? We currently place them on a slide and save until the case is signed out. I am concerned with the amount of waste and cost with the way we are doing it and

Re: [Histonet] question(s)

2012-12-07 Thread Rene J Buesa
the protocols. René J. From: Webb, Dorothy L dorothy.l.w...@healthpartners.com To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Friday, December 7, 2012 1:10 PM Subject: [Histonet] question(s) How does everyone handle storing extra paraffin sections that are cut as a standard

[Histonet] Question on frozen section IHC and tissue adhesion

2012-11-20 Thread Thurby, Christina
Hi all, I am performing IHC on tissue that was formalin fixed for 48 hours and then embedded in OCT. I have been using Gold Plus slides from Thermo Fisher.I am staining rat spleen and mandibular lymph nodes. With a peroxidase method, the tissue completely digests off the slides as soon as

Re: [Histonet] Question on frozen section IHC and tissue adhesion

2012-11-20 Thread Rene J Buesa
. From: Thurby, Christina christina.thu...@bms.com To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 10:03 AM Subject: [Histonet] Question on frozen section IHC and tissue adhesion Hi all, I am performing IHC on tissue that was formalin fixed

[Histonet] question about amplification kit from Ventana

2012-10-22 Thread Gudrun Lang
Hi! Can anyone tell me, if the amplification kit of Ventana also works on IgM antibodies. The specification sheet isn't very clear and I must admit, that I just don't know, if the fc of the IgG and IgM of one species is the same. In other words, if the anti-IgG in the amplifier also binds to

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