Allison Scott HT(ASCP), Histology Supervisor, LBJ Hospital, Houston, Texas asks:
>>Our [pathologist's assistant] used Higgins ink (india ink) on some skin
>>specimens and set the ink with 10% acetic acid solution. After the specimens
>>were processed, all of the ink was gone, washed off. We have
Hi Allison, Trying to think why it washed off, I wondered if the skin went back
into formalin after the acetic acid, or did it go to alcohol, perhaps setting
up an acid alcohol condition that maybe was enough to decolorize it. Tom T
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We use Higgins as well. For many years we have set it with nothing more than
regular white vinegar.
Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP)
Histology Co-ordinator
Licking Memorial Health Systems
(740) 348-4163
(740) 348-4166
tmcne...@lmhealth.org
www.LMHealth.org
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