[Histonet] INKING BREAST SPECIMENS

[Truscott, Tom]

Diana, It's been 8 yrs. Since I've been around mastectomy specimens, but
we had to use black India ink only because our pathologist told us that
India ink was the only dye that didn't give false IHC results... I think
due to natural estrogens in some plant derived dyes. Tom Truscott

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Joe
Nocito
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 3:53 PM
To: Diana McCaig; Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] INKING BREAST SPECIMENS

Diana,
we just use one color, but we separate the four quadrants and dictate
which 
quadrant is placed in which cassettes.

Joe Nocito BS, HT(ASCP)QIHC
Histology Manager
Pathology Reference Lab
San Antonio, TX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diana McCaig" <dmccaig <@t> ckha.on.ca>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 2:45 PM
Subject: [Histonet] INKING BREAST SPECIMENS


> Is there a universal protocol  for colors when inking mastectomy 
> specimens?
> Are green, blue, yellow, red and black assigned to a particular aspect
of
> the specimen or is it pathologists preference?
> Thanks
> Diana
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