Hi Kevin,
I currently have the Leica IPS and IPC labeling system. There are some
definitely pros/cons:
Pros:
Great for high volume
Has convenient tray loading attachment (optional)
Cons:
Takes up a lot of space
Very particular for type of slides used (may be a issue for cost saving
purposes)
High costs for service plans, would have to compare prices to other models
(pm's, maintenance etc)
Cassettes sometimes create static through the printer and prevent from ejecting
out resulting in jamming
I have used this system in a low volume and high volume lab. They haven't given
me too much trouble. The problems I have stated I have encountered within the 3
years I have been working with them.
Let me know if you need more information!
Alicia Lange
Laboratory Supervisor
University of Nevada, Reno
Pathology Department
arla...@medicine.nevada.edu
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:52:28 -0400
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Hi Group:
Looking for opinions on cassette and slide labellers?? If you are
using one please let me know the make, model and what you think of the machine,
good or bad. Thanks in advance for all your input.
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:59:41 -0500
From: "Harrison, Sandra C." <sandra.harris...@va.gov>
Subject: [Histonet] saving slides between levels for IHC?
To: "Webb, Dorothy L" <dorothy.l.w...@healthpartners.com>, "Horge,
Pamela J" <phor...@fairview.org>, <rollmann.de...@mayo.edu>
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Does anyone know if it is standard to save sections from between the
levels for IP? Is it standard at your institution?
Sandy C. Harrison, HTL (ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
Minneapolis VA
612-467-2449
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:02:10 +0300
From: Badz Yahoo <badzros...@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Histonet] EMS 9000
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Hi histonetts..Anyone using the microwave machine EMS 9000?I appreciate if
someone can give me some feedback..tanx
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:05:10 -0700
From: "Morken, Timothy" <timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org>
Subject: [Histonet] RE: saving slides between levels for IHC?
To: "'Harrison, Sandra C.'" <sandra.harris...@va.gov>, "Webb, Dorothy
L" <dorothy.l.w...@healthpartners.com>, "Horge, Pamela J"
<phor...@fairview.org>, "rollmann.de...@mayo.edu"
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Sandy, we have various protocols, some that have unstained between those to be
stained. However, we have moved away from having "extras" cut "just in case"
because we had thousands of unstained slides stored that were never used. After
a few months they may be unreliable for staining.
Tim Morken
Supervisor, Histology, IPOX
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Subject: [Histonet] saving slides between levels for IHC?
Does anyone know if it is standard to save sections from between the
levels for IP? Is it standard at your institution?
Sandy C. Harrison, HTL (ASCP)
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Minneapolis VA
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:15:23 -0400
From: "Angela Bitting" <akbitt...@geisinger.edu>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] saving slides between levels for IHC?
To: "Pamela J Horge" <phor...@fairview.org>, "Dorothy L Webb"
<dorothy.l.w...@healthpartners.com>, <rollmann.de...@mayo.edu>,
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we do for certain part types. sentinel lymph nodes for melanoma, renal bxs,
liver core bxs, prostate needle core bxs.
>>> "Harrison, Sandra C." <sandra.harris...@va.gov> 10/25/2011 1:59 PM >>>
Does anyone know if it is standard to save sections from between the
levels for IP? Is it standard at your institution?
Sandy C. Harrison, HTL (ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
Minneapolis VA
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Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:44:11 +0100 (BST)
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Subject: [Histonet] Seeking Field Application Specialists and
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Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:09:32 -0700
From: Patrick Laurie <foreig...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] saving slides between levels for IHC?
To: Angela Bitting <akbitt...@geisinger.edu>
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We tend to take extras between levels especially on scant or needle biopsy
tissue. We do waste several thousand slides per year, but by doing this it
allows us to give the pathologist several representative sections and also
save tissue for future IHC and special stains.
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Angela Bitting <akbitt...@geisinger.edu>wrote:
> we do for certain part types. sentinel lymph nodes for melanoma, renal bxs,
> liver core bxs, prostate needle core bxs.
>
> >>> "Harrison, Sandra C." <sandra.harris...@va.gov> 10/25/2011 1:59 PM >>>
> Does anyone know if it is standard to save sections from between the
> levels for IP? Is it standard at your institution?
>
>
>
>
>
> Sandy C. Harrison, HTL (ASCP)
>
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> 612-467-2449
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:51:56 +0100
From: "Hobbs, Carl" <carl.ho...@kcl.ac.uk>
Subject: [Histonet] Re: Seeking Beta-Amyloid not needing FA
pretreatment
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Be careful: HIER may expose not only extracellular amyloid plaques but also
intracellular APP ( or...is it intracellular A beta ???? ;-))
Eg: with 6E10.... it is directed against an epitope found in APP and also A
beta: if you do Formic acid, only extracellular plaques are positive...after
HIER, there is also intracellular positivity.
In my experience.
Some examples of this can be found here, in the image gallery :
http://www.immunoportal.com/
Whichever way you go....good luck.
Carl
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Wolfson CARD
School of Biomedical Sciences
Kings College London
Guys Campus
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:28:54 -0400
From: "Sheila Fonner" <sfon...@labpath.com>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] saving slides between levels for IHC?
To: "'Harrison, Sandra C.'" <sandra.harris...@va.gov>,
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Sandy,
I don't think it is a "standard" procedure. However, our pathologist will
frequently ask us to keep intervening levels for possible IHC on certain
cases that are small or where the tumor is about to be exhausted. We are a
dermatopathology lab. When it is requested, we cut the whole case on a
clean waterbath, using distilled water and no additives, on plus slides.
The routine H&E's are stained normally and the other slides are dried and
held for possible immunos.
Sheila
KDL Pathology
Knoxville, TN
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To: Webb, Dorothy L; Horge, Pamela J; rollmann.de...@mayo.edu
Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] saving slides between levels for IHC?
Does anyone know if it is standard to save sections from between the
levels for IP? Is it standard at your institution?
Sandy C. Harrison, HTL (ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
Minneapolis VA
612-467-2449
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:42:18 -0400
From: "Connolly, Brett M" <brett_conno...@merck.com>
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Re: Seeking Beta-Amyloid not needing FA
pretreatment
To: "Hobbs, Carl" <carl.ho...@kcl.ac.uk>,
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Interesting....we see APP on frozen sections with 6E10, but not in paraffin
sections after citrate HIER. We use the monoclonal from Covance, 1:12000
overnight at 4C.
Brett
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To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Re: Seeking Beta-Amyloid not needing FA pretreatment
Be careful: HIER may expose not only extracellular amyloid plaques but also
intracellular APP ( or...is it intracellular A beta ???? ;-))
Eg: with 6E10.... it is directed against an epitope found in APP and also A
beta: if you do Formic acid, only extracellular plaques are positive...after
HIER, there is also intracellular positivity.
In my experience.
Some examples of this can be found here, in the image gallery :
http://www.immunoportal.com/
Whichever way you go....good luck.
Carl
Carl Hobbs
Histology Manager
Wolfson CARD
School of Biomedical Sciences
Kings College London
Guys Campus
SE1 1UL
Tel: 020 78486813
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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:49:26 -0500
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Hello,
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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:56:15 -0400
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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:32:57 -0700
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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:10:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kim Donadio <one_angel_sec...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] saving slides between levels for IHC?
To: Sheila Fonner <sfon...@labpath.com>, "'Harrison, Sandra C.'"
<sandra.harris...@va.gov>, "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
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I think it depends on what the specimen is. All of the places Ive worked have
always kept extras(levels) on sentinal nodes for keratins, also for prostate
needle biopsies for p63/504s or other IHC's.
Really doesnt it come down to what the Pathologist needs to make a diagnosis
for the patient?
I know it's a pain to cut so many levels and save them. Its also costly. But
trust me, none of that is as bad as the sinking feeling you get when a biopsy
has been exhausted and they need more stains :(
Hope this helps. Just my 2 cents worth.......
Kim Donadio
________________________________
From: Sheila Fonner <sfon...@labpath.com>
To: "'Harrison, Sandra C.'" <sandra.harris...@va.gov>;
histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 7:28 AM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] saving slides between levels for IHC?
Sandy,
I don't think it is a "standard" procedure. However, our pathologist will
frequently ask us to keep intervening levels for possible IHC on certain
cases that are small or where the tumor is about to be exhausted. We are a
dermatopathology lab. When it is requested, we cut the whole case on a
clean waterbath, using distilled water and no additives, on plus slides.
The routine H&E's are stained normally and the other slides are dried and
held for possible immunos.
Sheila
KDL Pathology
Knoxville, TN
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[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Harrison,
Sandra C.
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:00 PM
To: Webb, Dorothy L; Horge, Pamela J; rollmann.de...@mayo.edu
Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] saving slides between levels for IHC?
Does anyone know if it is standard to save sections from between the
levels for IP? Is it standard at your institution?
Sandy C. Harrison, HTL (ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
Minneapolis VA
612-467-2449
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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:00:59 -0400
From: "Sheila Fonner" <sfon...@labpath.com>
Subject: [Histonet] EBER ISH
To: <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, "'Paul Googe'"
<pgo...@labpath.com>, "'Susan Foreman'" <sfore...@labpath.com>
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Histonetters,
Is anyone out there using the EBER ISH probes from Ventana on the Ultra
Platform? I have a few questions. Did you need to get new software
installed? Was there any training involved? And do you have successful
protocols that you are willing to share?
I have asked the questions before, but at the time there was nobody actually
using it. I know that there were inquiries about the protocols because of
the ASR status and the fact that Ventana cannot give you any advice.
Any and all information would be greatly appreciated since we are wanting to
start it up at our facility.
Thanks,
Sheila
KDL Pathology
Knoxville, TN
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Message: 18
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:04:28 -0400
From: "Sheila Fonner" <sfon...@labpath.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Antibody questions
To: <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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Is there anyone who is doing myc, Bap1, Pten, or CD123 for dermpath
specimens, and who is your vendor? Do you like the products, and what
platform are you using?
Thanks for any information you may have. These are new requests from our
pathologist.
Sheila
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