[Histonet] cryostats

Webb, Dorothy L Dorothy.L.Webb <@t> HealthPartners.Com
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We defrost ours quarterly or more often if needed!  We wipe it out daily with absolute alcohol and do a decontamination as necessary.

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   1. cap question amp.12087 (anita dudley)
   2. AW: [Histonet] 2x3 microtomy: Adapter vs Sliding Microtome
      (Gudrun Lang)
   3. Auto Reply (Baustin)
   4. Sr HTL opportunity in NC (jeri <@t> opssearchgroup.com)
   5. RE: Histonet Digest, Vol 73, Issue 39,    Question 10. Dermlab
      (Valantou Grover)
   6. Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 73, Issue 39 (rgrow <@t> bmnet.com)
   7. Job In Northern NY (Alyssa Peterson)
   8. Path Specimen Source Files (Feher, Stephen)
   9. Formalin pigment? (Adeluwoye Oluwatosin)
  10. Re: 2x3 microtomy: Adapter vs Sliding Microtome
      (Anne van Binsbergen)
  11. RE: Probe for mouse  Y chromosome for FISH  (Peter Tree)
  12. Re: Formalin pigment? (Rene J Buesa)
  13. Re: FNA code (Mary McCoy)


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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:03:36 -0600
From: anita dudley <azdudley <@t> hotmail.com>
Subject: [Histonet] cap question amp.12087
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just wondering if everyone is defrosting their cryostats every week?  seems like overkill, we clean ours out daily and every week clean with 100 alc.  what are others doing?  this is a revised question.  thanks a lot

anita dudley

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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:18:54 +0100
From: "Gudrun Lang" <gu.lang <@t> gmx.at>
Subject: AW: [Histonet] 2x3 microtomy: Adapter vs Sliding Microtome
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Have you tried to float the section first in a roomtemp. waterbath (bowl with tapwater)? There you can flatten the wrinkles with a brush, then mount it on the glass slide and bring it into the warm water. While gliding from the glass you can also use the brush to pull softly on the section to stretch it.

If the infiltrated tissue is still too soft, I suggest longer infiltration time in xylen and paraffin to get rid of the fatty part of brain tissue.
Sometimes even cutting on next day of embedding (one day waiting) helps.
Do you cool the blocks before cutting? Long enough?

For big blocks we usually use one blade for trimming and a new one for getting a thin section.

Hope this helps
Gudrun


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Hi. I'm working on a protocol for cutting monkey brain sections to be mounted on 2x3 slides. I've read about utilizing a sliding microtome but in short, have decided to use the 2x3 adapter for a standard Microm microtome.
During microtomy I've noticed many wrinkles in the sections, particularly within the folds of the cerebellum. The wrinkles worsen as the sections float in the water bath (temp=38).

In troubleshooting, a co-worker suggests inadequate fixation. I on the other hand believe that the wrinkles relate to the Type R paraffin, which contains polymers as well as the use of the adapter versus the sliding microtome.

Can anyone offer any first hand experience/guidance?

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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:28:20 -0500
From: "Valantou Grover" <vgrover <@t> polysciences.com>
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Histonet Digest, Vol 73, Issue 39,      Question
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Rebecca,
There are many companies that will set up the lab from beginning to end, TBS, Inc. has this service.  You can contact them at 919-384-9393.

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Today's Topics:

   1. Auto Reply (Baustin)
   2. Part Time MOHS Tech Needed in Portland (Eric Weber)
   3. Re: Recycling Formalin, Xylene, and Alcohol (rgrow <@t> bmnet.com)
   4. 2x3 microtomy: Adapter vs Sliding Microtome (R C)
   5. Re: Stain to differentiate Hemoglobin from Hemosiderin?
      (Robert Richmond)
   6. LEICA 2055 AUTOCUT (Lucy Zong)
   7. Re: Stain to differentiate Hemoglobin from Hemosiderin?
      (John Kiernan)
   8. Probe for mouse  Y chromosome for FISH
      (birnbaumm <@t> asaf.health.gov.il)
   9. FNA code (Demarinis, Carolyn)
  10. Derm Lab (Eric Sulkosky)
  11. Re: FNA code (DKBoyd <@t> chs.net)
  12. Re: Probe for mouse Y chromosome for FISH (Xipamanine Mkuze)
  13. RE: LEICA 2055 AUTOCUT (Feher, Stephen)
  14. Mississippi Histotechnology Homecoming (Jerry Santiago)


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Subject: [Histonet] Part Time MOHS Tech Needed in Portland
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:04:22 -0500
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Subject: [Histonet] Re: Recycling Formalin, Xylene, and Alcohol
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Andria,
CBG is very reliable.  I have one of the large capacity units called: Solv Solv.  It's set up to run xylene on one side and alcohol on the other.
Very convenient, no flushes to do.  I don't recommend recycling formalin, to much fume exposure, testing, rebuffering, etc., but this unit will work for formalin too.


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You wrote:

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Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:19:36 -0500
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Subject: [Histonet] Recycling Formalin, Xylene, and Alcohol
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I would like to know what everyone out in histoland is using to recycle there solutions.  We are looking at switching out the procyclers (that are about 10 years old) to something else.  Any Pros/Cons of current methods would be great.  Thanks!!

Andria B Evans, HTL(ASCP)CM
Anatomic Pathology
York Hospital
1001 S. George Street
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:16:04 -0800
From: R C <ruebenjcarter <@t> gmail.com>
Subject: [Histonet] 2x3 microtomy: Adapter vs Sliding Microtome
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Hi. I'm working on a protocol for cutting monkey brain sections to be mounted on 2x3 slides. I've read about utilizing a sliding microtome but in short, have decided to use the 2x3 adapter for a standard Microm microtome.
During microtomy I've noticed many wrinkles in the sections, particularly within the folds of the cerebellum. The wrinkles worsen as the sections float in the water bath (temp=38).

In troubleshooting, a co-worker suggests inadequate fixation. I on the other hand believe that the wrinkles relate to the Type R paraffin, which contains polymers as well as the use of the adapter versus the sliding microtome.

Can anyone offer any first hand experience/guidance?

Thanks


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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:26:22 -0500
From: Robert Richmond <rsrichmond <@t> gmail.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Re: Stain to differentiate Hemoglobin from
        Hemosiderin?
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Jerry Ricks, Research Scientist, University of Washington,Department of Pathology asks:

>>I've seen Prussian blue as a stain for hemosiderin but that would also
stain hemoglobin.<<

The Perls prussian blue reaction occurs with hemosiderin ("stainable
iron") but not with hemoglobin, hematin, formalin pigment, malarial pigment, or melanin.

It isn't a stain, but a reaction between ferric iron and ferrocyanide ion that produces a dense blue precipitate.

The Stainsfile page doesn't really answer your questions, and I'd suggest looking it up in some of the standard textbooks.

Bob Richmond
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:05:10 -0500
From: Lucy Zong <lucy.zong <@t> gmail.com>
Subject: [Histonet] LEICA 2055 AUTOCUT
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I was given a Leica 2055 microtome for our lab, however it did not come with an operators manual. Does anyone have one they could e-mail to me?  Thank you


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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:37:52 -0500
From: John Kiernan <jkiernan <@t> uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Stain to differentiate Hemoglobin from
        Hemosiderin?
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Please explain. The iron in haemoglobin is tightly protein-bound and not stainable by histochemical methods for the iron in haemosiderin and ferritin. Red blood cells are, for example, Prussian-blue negative.

John Kiernan
UWO.  London,  Canada
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Subject: [Histonet] Stain to differentiate Hemoglobin from Hemosiderin?
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>
> I've seen Prussian blue as a stain for hemosiderin but that would also
> stain hemoglobin.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jerry Ricks
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:17:15 +0200
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Subject: [Histonet] Probe for mouse  Y chromosome for FISH
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Dear all

We look for Fluorescence probe of mouse Y chromosome. Which company does sale it?

Mira Birnbaum

Pathology

Asaf Hrofeh Medical Center

Israel



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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:17:46 -0500
From: "Demarinis, Carolyn" <cdemarinis <@t> SARATOGACARE.ORG>
Subject: [Histonet] FNA code
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Which CPT code are labs using for fine needle aspirations that are processed using thinprep technique - FNA interpretation and report-88173 or thinprep non-gyn 88112?  Thank you.



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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:40:09 -0500
From: Eric Sulkosky <esulkosky <@t> gmail.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Derm Lab
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RAJ,

What tips are you looking for? Are you starting from scratch with an empty
room or has the room already been equipped with ventilation, plumbing and
electrical?

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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:42:03 -0500
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] FNA code
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88173

Debbie M. Boyd, HT(ASCP) l Chief Histologist l Southside Regional Medical
Center I
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Which CPT code are labs using for fine needle aspirations that are
processed using thinprep technique -
FNA interpretation and report-88173 or
thinprep non-gyn 88112?  Thank you.



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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:37:58 +0100
From: Xipamanine Mkuze <xipamanine <@t> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Probe for mouse Y chromosome for FISH
To: birnbaumm <@t> asaf.health.gov.il
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 Cambio (http://www.cambio.co.uk)

2009/12/30 <birnbaumm <@t> asaf.health.gov.il>

> Dear all
>
> We look for Fluorescence probe of mouse Y chromosome. Which company does
> sale it?
>
> Mira Birnbaum
>
> Pathology
>
> Asaf Hrofeh Medical Center
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:43:31 -0500
From: "Feher, Stephen" <sfeher <@t> CMC-NH.ORG>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] LEICA 2055 AUTOCUT
To: "Lucy Zong" <lucy.zong <@t> gmail.com>,
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I have one for the RM2255 if you think that will help.


Steve

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Subject: [Histonet] LEICA 2055 AUTOCUT

I was given a Leica 2055 microtome for our lab, however it did not come
with an operators manual. Does anyone have one they could e-mail to me?
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:08:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Jerry Santiago <jsantiago <@t> bellsouth.net>
Subject: [Histonet] Mississippi Histotechnology Homecoming
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Mississippi Histotechnology Homecoming
Calling all Histotechnologists from the State of Mississippi. The awaited
homecoming for the Mississippi Society of Histotechnology is finally here.B
The meeting information will be available in January 2010. To receive the
information, please send an e-mail with name and address to my attention to:
jsantiago <@t> bellsouth.net.
Event: Mississippi Histotechnology Homecoming Event
Dates: March 12 b




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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:51:42 -0500
From: rgrow <@t> bmnet.com
Subject: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 73, Issue 39
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Cc: ruebenjcarter <@t> gmail.com
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R C,
In past years, I've section many primate brains in normal  size sections
but not whole, so this may/may not help.
If it was fixation you would not be able to get a complete section in the
first place, so your fixation should not be a problem.  If it was the
adaptor on your microtome you would have other sectioning problems: wobble,
thick/thin, washboard, curved sections, uneven thickness, etc.
A couple of suggestions that might help.  The suggestions should work
regardless of section thickness.

1.  Try initially laying your ribbon on a dish of COLD water.  With fine
forceps, (chilled too) gently stretch out your section. When you are
satisfied pick your section up from the cold and transfer it to the warm
water to complete the process.  Lengthens your cutting time, but works well
if you have the time.

2.  Be sure to use good qualilty high profile blades, if your
stage/faceplate will accomodate them.  Surgipath has good ones.  For large
sections they are more stable.

3.  I did use the Surgipath Infiltration Medium for the processor.  And,
yes, it does make a difference.  Contact your Surgipath Sales Rep and
request  "Infiltration Medium" to set up in your processor.  You might be
able to get enough for a trial run.  Continue to use your "Type R" for
embedding.

You may need a combination of these things to get the quality you are
looking for.

Let me know if I can help further.

Happy New Year to ALL  Histonetters!

Renee Grow, BA., HT (ASCP)
rgrow <@t> bmnet.com
Histology Supervisor
Blount Memorial Hospital
907 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy.
Maryville, TN  37804-5016
(865) 977-4744
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You wrote:

Message: 4
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:16:04 -0800
From: R C <ruebenjcarter <@t> gmail.com>
Subject: [Histonet] 2x3 microtomy: Adapter vs Sliding Microtome
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Hi. I'm working on a protocol for cutting monkey brain sections to be
mounted on 2x3 slides. I've read about utilizing a sliding microtome but in
short, have decided to use the 2x3 adapter for a standard Microm microtome.
During microtomy I've noticed many wrinkles in the sections, particularly
within the folds of the cerebellum. The wrinkles worsen as the sections
float in the water bath (temp=38).

In troubleshooting, a co-worker suggests inadequate fixation. I on the
other
hand believe that the wrinkles relate to the Type R paraffin, which
contains
polymers as well as the use of the adapter versus the sliding microtome.

Can anyone offer any first hand experience/guidance?




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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:20:35 -0500
From: Alyssa Peterson <alyssa <@t> alliedsearchpartners.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Job In Northern NY
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:16:36 -0500
From: "Feher, Stephen" <sfeher <@t> CMC-NH.ORG>
Subject: [Histonet] Path Specimen Source Files
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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I am interested to know if any of you out there might have a fairly
comprehensive set of Pathology Specimen source files in either Word or
Excel.  We are in the process of training our Registration personnel to
be able to register and accession Pathology specimens.  By increasing
our source files to make it more comprehensive, we should be able to
make it an easier, and more precise, task to accession a variety of
pathology specimens into our SoftPath system.

The source files that came with the system are general in nature so that
we can add to them based on a general root system (i.e. Respiratory,
Urinary Tract, etc.).

Thanks,

Steve


Stephen A. Feher, MS, SCT (ASCP)

Pathology Supervisor

Catholic Medical Center

100 McGregor Street

Manchester, NH 03102

603-663-6707

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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:56:49 +0000
From: Adeluwoye Oluwatosin <princekunlzy <@t> gmail.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Formalin pigment?
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Hello, please i am working effects of various concentration of
formaldehyde on liver tissue. The sections shows some degree of
formalin pigmentation form 20 to 35% and concentrated formaldehyde.
Can anyone ofer advise as to how to quantittate o judge the varying
degree of pigmentation?
Tosin



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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:52:21 +0400
From: Anne van Binsbergen <annigyg <@t> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] 2x3 microtomy: Adapter vs Sliding Microtome
To: gu.lang <@t> gmx.at
Cc: R C <ruebenjcarter <@t> gmail.com>, histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Message-ID:
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i  spent many many years handling  pig, mouse and human brain, cutting
sections on 2x3 slides.

the trick is to use the tap water float out before the warm water, also to
cut sections thicker than normal - cut at 10-15 and maybe even 20 microns -
trouble is at that thickness AND it being animal tissue, the sections wash
off in a flash - unless you use adhesive and cook the sections on to the
slides gently at 32C for at least overnight

i have some 20micron silver stained cerebellum on 2x3 slides here with me
right now, 20 years later they are still good as new!!

good luck
Annie



2009/12/30 Gudrun Lang <gu.lang <@t> gmx.at>

> Have you tried to float the section first in a roomtemp. waterbath (bowl
> with tapwater)? There you can flatten the wrinkles with a brush, then mount
> it on the glass slide and bring it into the warm water. While gliding from
> the glass you can also use the brush to pull softly on the section to
> stretch it.
>
> If the infiltrated tissue is still too soft, I suggest longer infiltration
> time in xylen and paraffin to get rid of the fatty part of brain tissue.
> Sometimes even cutting on next day of embedding (one day waiting) helps.
> Do you cool the blocks before cutting? Long enough?
>
> For big blocks we usually use one blade for trimming and a new one for
> getting a thin section.
>
> Hope this helps
> Gudrun
>
>
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Im Auftrag von R C
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 29. Dezember 2009 23:16
> An: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Betreff: [Histonet] 2x3 microtomy: Adapter vs Sliding Microtome
>
> Hi. I'm working on a protocol for cutting monkey brain sections to be
> mounted on 2x3 slides. I've read about utilizing a sliding microtome but in
> short, have decided to use the 2x3 adapter for a standard Microm microtome.
> During microtomy I've noticed many wrinkles in the sections, particularly
> within the folds of the cerebellum. The wrinkles worsen as the sections
> float in the water bath (temp=38).
>
> In troubleshooting, a co-worker suggests inadequate fixation. I on the
> other
> hand believe that the wrinkles relate to the Type R paraffin, which
> contains
> polymers as well as the use of the adapter versus the sliding microtome.
>
> Can anyone offer any first hand experience/guidance?
>
> Thanks
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:03:12 +0000
From: Peter Tree <Peter.Tree <@t> abdserotec.com>
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Probe for mouse  Y chromosome for FISH
To: "birnbaumm <@t> asaf.health.gov.il" <birnbaumm <@t> asaf.health.gov.il>,
        "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
        <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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Hi Mira,
Doubtless quite a few companies out there. Try Cambio:
http://www.cambio.co.uk/catalogue-Star_FISH_copy_Mouse_Chromosome_Specific_Probes_Biotin_Labelled_br_Concentrated_Format-1-426

Conc Mouse WCP Biotin Chromosome Y
Catalogue number
1187-YMB-02

Have a great 2010
Peter

Peter Tree
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Dear all

We look for Fluorescence probe of mouse Y chromosome. Which company does sale it?

Mira Birnbaum

Pathology

Asaf Hrofeh Medical Center

Israel

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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:58:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Rene J Buesa <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Formalin pigment?
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu,  Adeluwoye Oluwatosin
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First you should acquire a field micrometer. One of those that have all the field of view covered by s lattice of crossed lines forming squares.
Using a low magnification objective (10:1) count in how many squares you see the pigment and calculate in what % of the total number of squares they are.
Repeat in at least 10 areas of the section selected at random, and you will have a percentage idea of how much pigment is in your section?for the time the specimen was kept in formalin at any given concentraiton.
Ren? J.

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From: Adeluwoye Oluwatosin <princekunlzy <@t> gmail.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Formalin pigment?
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 7:56 PM


Hello, please i am working effects of various concentration of
formaldehyde on liver tissue. The sections shows some degree of
formalin pigmentation form 20 to 35% and concentrated formaldehyde.
Can anyone ofer advise as to how to quantittate o judge the varying
degree of pigmentation?
Tosin

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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:23:07 -0500
From: "Mary McCoy" <mmccoy <@t> lakelandregional.org>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] FNA code
To: <DKBoyd <@t> chs.net>,<histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>,
        "Carolyn Demarinis" <cdemarinis <@t> SARATOGACARE.ORG>
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There is no Technical component to 88173, so how do you charge for the technical preparation of the ThinPrep?

Mary McCoy HTL(ASCP)
Supervisor of Pathology Services
Lakeland Regional Health System
St. Joseph MI 49098
(269) 982-4891
mmccoy <@t> lakelandregional.org


>>> <DKBoyd <@t> chs.net> 12/30/2009 9:42 AM >>>
88173

Debbie M. Boyd, HT(ASCP) l Chief Histologist l Southside Regional Medical
Center I
200 Medical Park Boulevard l Petersburg, Va.  23805 l T: 804-765-5050 l F:
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Which CPT code are labs using for fine needle aspirations that are
processed using thinprep technique -
FNA interpretation and report-88173 or
thinprep non-gyn 88112?  Thank you.



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