[Histonet] Process and hold?

[Sherwood, Margaret]

I also agree.  We've done this when the investigator requests being there to help orient tissue.  We just remove the cassette and let drain on paper towel.  Have never had a problem.  (I wouldn't leave in liquid, hot paraffin, though).  


Peggy Sherwood
Research Specialist, Photopathology
Wellman Center for Photomedicine (EDR 214)
Massachusetts General Hospital
50 Blossom Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
617-724-4839 (voice mail)
617-726-6983 (lab)
617-726-1206 (fax)
msherwood <@t> partners.org

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Tarango
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:25 PM
To: Robert Schoonhoven
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Tom McNemar
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Process and hold?

I second that!

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Robert Schoonhoven <
robert_schoonhoven <@t> yahoo.com> wrote:

> All you need to do is have them drain the chamber and place the cassettes
> on a nonabsorbent surface and allow them to cool to room temp.   On Monday
> morning have the techs put the into the cassette storage on your embedding
> center and they should be ready to embed witin a few minutes.  As the
> tissues are processed through paraffin they are protected and will not
> "dry" out.
>
>
> Robert Schoonhoven, HT/HTL (ASCP)
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tom McNemar <TMcNemar <@t> lmhealth.org>
> To: "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> >
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 1:56 PM
> Subject: [Histonet] Process and hold?
>
> Hello all,
>
> I was wondering about processing breast specimens (needle cores) on
> Fridays.
>
> We have asked our radiology department to try to avoid scheduling these
> breast biopsies on Fridays since we do not work weekends and are concerned
> about the extended time in formalin.
>
> I am thinking that we can run these specimens on a second processor over
> Friday night and have someone from the clinical lab come up  and drain the
> paraffin.  The tissues would then sit in a warm moist retort until Monday
> morning when they would be embedded and cut.  I think the specimens would
> be fine.  Processing would be complete at that point and they would hold in
> the unopened retort chamber.
>
> Our alternative is to have someone come in every Saturday morning just to
> remove and embed these specimens.....
>
>
>
> Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP)
> Histology Co-ordinator
> Licking Memorial Health Systems
> (740) 348-4163
> (740) 348-4166
> tmcnemar <@t> lmhealth.org<mailto:tmcnemar <@t> lmhealth.org>
> www.LMHealth.org
> <file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\TMCNEMAR\Application%20Data\Microsoft\Signatures\
> www.LMHealth.org>
>
> ________________________________
> This e-mail, including attachments, is intended for the sole use of the
> individual and/or entity to whom it is addressed, and contains information
> from Licking Memorial Health Systems which is confidential or privileged.
> If you are not the intended recipient, nor authorized to receive for the
> intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or
> use of the contents of this e-mail and attachments is prohibited. If you
> have received this in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and
> delete the message immediately. You may also contact the LMH Process
> Improvement Center at 740-348-4641. E-mail transmissions cannot be
> guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted,
> corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses.
> The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions
> in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail
> transmission. Thank you.
> _______________________________________________
> Histonet mailing list
> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
> _______________________________________________
> Histonet mailing list
> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
>
_______________________________________________
Histonet mailing list
Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet


The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is
addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail
contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at
http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error
but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly
dispose of the e-mail.