[Histonet] RE: Asbestos Body Digestion

[Weems, Joyce]

Lynette Pavelich sent me a procedure. My pathologist doesn't want to do
it, he thinks that somewhere in this country there is someone who does
it. Lynette is checking to see if they can. 
 
Thanks to everyone! 

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From: Jackie M O'Connor [mailto:Jackie.O'Connor <@t> abbott.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 14:36
To: Weems, Joyce
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu;
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: Asbestos Body Digestion



When I was in Honolulu, loaded with shipyards - we frequently digested
lung tissue in sodium hypochlorite (bleach) to get an aggregate of
asbestos fibers (if they were present). I don't recall the exact
procedure, but it was quite common then.  We were requested to do this
by lawyers, mostly.  So, I'm really not much help, just full of useless
rhetoric.   Hugh Luk might remember doing this? 



From: 	"Weems, Joyce" <JWeems <@t> sjha.org> 
To: 	<histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> 
Date: 	09/22/2009 01:29 PM 
Subject: 	RE: [Histonet] RE: Asbestos Body Digestion 
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Just trying to help a patient. I have a patient who wants to know if her
lung adenoca could be tested to see if any asbestos could be involved.
One of my pathologists suggested I call Mayo. Nothing there. He said
someone used to do the digestion procedure at SUNY. So I asked the
experts. I have a procedure from Lynette but I think I need an expert to
do the testing and the resulting. 
Joyce

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Barry R
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Subject: [Histonet] RE: Asbestos Body Digestion

Joyce
Why do you want to dissolve these?
I seem to remember that these are usually characteristic shaped
structures that are iron positive and should be easy to identify on
morphology alone or am I mistaken?
Barry

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<mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> ] On Behalf Of Weems,
Joyce
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:47 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] Asbestos Body Digestion

Does anyone know about a digestion procedure for asbestos bodies on FFPE
lung tissue? Our pathologist remembers that someone used to do this at
SUNY. I'd appreciate your feedback. 

Thanks,
Joyce


Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
Saint Joseph's Hospital
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
678-843-7376 - Phone
678-843-7831 - Fax 


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