For pesky animal hair (we are a veterinary lab) with very little tissue
attached, we wrap in lens paper - one layer of paper on one side of tissue and
all other layers of the paper envelope on other side of the tissue - and embed
the entire package.
Tresa
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Of Pam Marcum
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 08:37
To: Timothy Morken
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] biopsy bags for processing - alternatives
Our kidney and liver biopsies are placed in BX bags (tea bags). The
pathologist feel the nylon bags leave a pattern on the tissue and sponges
, 2014 9:37 AM
To: Timothy Morken
Cc: Histonet
Subject: Re: [Histonet] biopsy bags for processing - alternatives
Our kidney and liver biopsies are placed in BX bags (tea bags). The
pathologist feel the nylon bags leave a pattern on the tissue and sponges are
even worse. The Gross Room staff
Hi Tim and all,
I recently did a search for cassettes that I can process tiny, and I mean tiny
(we are talking gnat's eyes, not really), specimens and found some cassettes
that were perfect for them and one for a little larger, but still tiny. The
came from Cancer Diagnostics, no I do not
A.
Powell
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 11:50 AM
To: Morken, Timothy; Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] RE: biopsy bags for processing - alternatives
Hi Tim and all,
I recently did a search for cassettes that I can process tiny, and I mean tiny
(we are talking gnat's eyes, not really), specimens
Marcum'; Timothy Morken
Cc: Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] RE: biopsy bags for processing - alternatives
We wrap our specimens in End Wrap papers (cut in half). Takes more time I
suppose than putting them in bags.
Sally Norton, HT
Seattle Childrens Hospital
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From: histonet
: Powell, Shirley powell...@mercer.edu
To: Timothy Morken timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org, Histonet
histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 10:50:24 AM
Subject: [Histonet] RE: biopsy bags for processing - alternatives
Hi Tim and all,
I recently did a search
Personally, I prefer the biopsy bags and find them easy to work with. I
generally hold the bag in one hand (allows the paraffin to cool enough to hold
the tissue) and use forceps to slowly open it. If it is an ECC or something
similar, I can wrap the opened bag around a couple of fingers and
San Francisco, CA
From: Pam Marcum [mailto:mucra...@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 12:48 PM
To: Sally
Cc: Tom McNemar; Morken, Timothy; Histonet
Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: biopsy bags for processing - alternatives
If we grossed them we could control this. However; we
