[Histonet] RE: Liver Tissue

Wed Feb 10 13:28:29 CST 2010

I have problem like Mike, my tissue samples were fixed one year ago in Boine
and reserved in 70% ethanol. tissues are too hard. I decreased dehydration
time and could take few good section, but after coloration, I couldn't take
good photo from those. The sections (diameter: 4 micron) are absorbed too
color and the photos was became sombrous. these tissue are corrupt? Does
anyone have an idea, how can I solve the problem?

Thanks for any help!!
Jamshid

Today's Topics:

   1. Slide labels (Webb, Dorothy L)
   2. Dako Rep (Drew Meyer)
   3. Question-HPD March 10th (Alyssa Peterson)
   4. RE: Dako Rep (Weems, Joyce)
   5. light staining (Nancy Schmitt)
   6. Re: light staining (DKBoyd <@t> chs.net)
   7. Re: light staining (V. Neubert)
   8. Liver tissue (Mike Tighe)
   9. Progressive counseling (Scott, Allison D)
  10. Re: Liver tissue (V. Neubert)
  11. Re: Progressive counseling (Rene J Buesa)
  12. Gill sectioning tips? (Cammi Thornton)
  13. Re: Gill sectioning tips? (Rene J Buesa)
  14. Crystal indentification (Rebecca Johnson)
  15. RE: light staining (Tony Henwood)
  16. Mohs FYI (Ingles Claire )
  17. Re:  Liver Tissue (Michelle MacVeigh-Aloni)
  18. RE: light staining (Cynthia Pyse)
  19. Re: Gill sectioning tips? (John Kiernan)
  20. Peloris Processor Users (Tapper, Sheila J.)
  21. Xylene Recycler (Nita Searcy)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:12:02 -0600
From: "Webb, Dorothy L" <Dorothy.L.Webb <@t> HealthPartners.Com>
Subject: [Histonet] Slide labels
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Shamrock and Coridian are 2 very good companies to buy labels from and they
will work with any size you need!!

Dorothy Webb, HT (ASCP)
Regions Histology Technical Supervisor

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:22:16 -0500
From: Drew Meyer <41dmb41 <@t> gmail.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Dako Rep
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Does anyone have the name and contact info for the Dako rep in the  
Atlanta area?

Thanks,
Drew

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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:31:25 -0500
From: Alyssa Peterson <alyssa <@t> alliedsearchpartners.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Question-HPD March 10th
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Hello,

I was wondering if there is anyone out there who knows of any events or
celebrations for Histotechnology Professonals Day on March 10th in or around
the Orlando, FL area??

--Alyssa Peterson

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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:31:25 -0500
From: "Weems, Joyce" <JWeems <@t> sjha.org>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Dako Rep
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Here ya go

Caren.Miears <@t> dako.com 

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Does anyone have the name and contact info for the Dako rep in the
Atlanta area?

Thanks,
Drew

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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:38:14 -0600
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Subject: [Histonet] light staining
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Hello Histonetters

We are having trouble with light staining from the hematoxylin.  It is the
same lot number we have been in.  We changed it out and still the same.  All
reagent containers were emptied, cleaned and refilled yesterday.  We have
not changed anything with the timings on our stainer.  What am I missing?

Thanks for your help
Nancy Schmitt
United Clinical Laboratories
Dubuque, IA

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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:50:16 -0500
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Do you use city water in your wash stations?  Have you had more snow/ice 
than usual?  If so the Water Tx Plant is putting more chlorine in the 
water than usual.  This will affect you H&E.

Debbie M. Boyd, HT(ASCP) l Chief Histologist l Southside Regional Medical 
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:50:24 +0100
From: "V. Neubert" <histonet.nospam <@t> vneubert.com>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] light staining
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Check pH of your washing water.
pH too low will result in not staining at all.

I'd clean the stainer as well.

> Hello Histonetters
>
> We are having trouble with light staining from the hematoxylin.  It is the
same lot number we have been in.  We changed it out and still the same.  All
reagent containers were emptied, cleaned and refilled yesterday.  We have
not changed anything with the timings on our stainer.  What am I missing?
>
> Thanks for your help
> Nancy Schmitt
> United Clinical Laboratories
> Dubuque, IA
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:57:15 -0500
From: "Mike Tighe" <mtighe <@t> trudeauinstitute.org>
Subject: [Histonet] Liver tissue
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I am having trouble cutting FFPE liver sections. I have embedded the tissue
manually going from fomalin to water to increasing ethanol to xylene and to
paraffin. I can get good sections by soaking the block with ice cold water
before taking a few sections but then have to re-soak in order to take more
sections. If I do not soak the tissue on the chuck the liver crumbles and
falls out of the paraffin. The soaking and sectioning is very time
consuming. Does anyone have an idea what might be the problem?

Thanks for any help!!
Mike

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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:36:00 -0600
From: "Scott, Allison D" <Allison_Scott <@t> hchd.tmc.edu>
Subject: [Histonet] Progressive counseling
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Hello to all in histoland.  I had  to come out of the box for this
question.  What types of criteria do you have for verbal and  written
counseling, as pertaining to histology functions.  Any help in this will
be helpful.

Allison Scott HT(ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
LBJ Hospital
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:38:37 +0100
From: "V. Neubert" <histonet.nospam <@t> vneubert.com>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Liver tissue
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Longer dehydration, longer paraffination is what I would suggest.

Splintering occured when I used freezing spray and the tissue got too cold.

Try to increase humidity while sectioning (gently breathe on the block
while sectioning). Should help against crumbling.

Good luck, post your dehydration schedule please!

> I am having trouble cutting FFPE liver sections. I have embedded the
tissue manually going from fomalin to water to increasing ethanol to xylene
and to paraffin. I can get good sections by soaking the block with ice cold
water before taking a few sections but then have to re-soak in order to take
more sections. If I do not soak the tissue on the chuck the liver crumbles
and falls out of the paraffin. The soaking and sectioning is very time
consuming. Does anyone have an idea what might be the problem?
>
> Thanks for any help!!
> Mike
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:45:46 -0800 (PST)
From: Rene J Buesa <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Progressive counseling
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu,	Allison DScott
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The criteria is simple = whenever what is described in the Competencies or
Standards of Performance is not met by the histotech.
1 verbal b 2nd verbal b written counseling.
RenC) J.

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Subject: [Histonet] Progressive counseling
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Hello to all in histoland.B  I hadB  to come out of the box for this
question.B  What types of criteria do you have for verbal andB  written
counseling, as pertaining to histology functions.B  Any help in this will
be helpful.

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Histology Supervisor
LBJ Hospital
Houston, Texas 77026

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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:04:11 -0600
From: Cammi Thornton <cehickm2 <@t> olemiss.edu>
Subject: [Histonet] Gill sectioning tips?
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Hi everyone,
We have been trying to section gills lately and have come across 
quite a few problems.  Does anybody have any helpful hints for 
fixing/sectioning gills?  We are going to try to separate each 
individual arch but the fish we use are very small so we don't know 
how that will go.
Thanks,
Cammi

Cammi Hickman Thornton
Research & Development Chemist
University of Mississippi
School of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacology
200 Old Power Plant
University, Mississippi 38677
Phone - 662-915-7612, Fax - 662-915-5148 

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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:27:52 -0800 (PST)
From: Rene J Buesa <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Gill sectioning tips?
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu, Cammi Thornton
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If with "small" you refer to "juvenile" is different to an "small adult".
Both will have supporting material for the gill arches but in "juveniles"
they should be easy to section after a good infiltration and using an
adequate paraffin wax to meet the tissue resistance.
If you are talking about a small adult, the situation is different because
an adult will have more compact support material for the arches.
One solution would be metacrylate infiltration, and another softening of the
support tissue before processing.
Reni J.

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From: Cammi Thornton <cehickm2 <@t> olemiss.edu>
Subject: [Histonet] Gill sectioning tips?
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 4:04 PM

Hi everyone,
We have been trying to section gills lately and have come across quite a few
problems.  Does anybody have any helpful hints for fixing/sectioning gills?
We are going to try to separate each individual arch but the fish we use are
very small so we don't know how that will go.
Thanks,
Cammi

Cammi Hickman Thornton
Research & Development Chemist
University of Mississippi
School of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacology
200 Old Power Plant
University, Mississippi 38677
Phone - 662-915-7612, Fax - 662-915-5148 

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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 18:28:08 -0500
From: "Rebecca Johnson" <raj <@t> bluemarble.net>
Subject: [Histonet] Crystal indentification
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Question, when doing a smear for crystal indentification (Gout) are you 
retaining the slide and for how long. How are you preserving it?
Thank
raj 

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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:23:40 +1100
From: "Tony Henwood" <AnthonyH <@t> chw.edu.au>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] light staining
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I would have a look at the haematoxylin stained section before you
differentiate.

Does it look OK? If it does then do not differentiate, blue only. (also
someone has not accidently put acid in the blueing solution? Check with
apH papers). You might try extending the Hx time.
If it still looks pale after the eosin, then the acid in the eosin is
continuing the differentiation process. Extend your Hx staining time &
decrease the eosin time.

If it is a young Hx then you might find that the staining improves with
time (ie it "ripens").

Regards

Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC)
Laboratory Manager & Senior Scientist
Tel: 612 9845 3306
Fax: 612 9845 3318
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Subject: [Histonet] light staining

Hello Histonetters

We are having trouble with light staining from the hematoxylin.  It is
the same lot number we have been in.  We changed it out and still the
same.  All reagent containers were emptied, cleaned and refilled
yesterday.  We have not changed anything with the timings on our
stainer.  What am I missing?

Thanks for your help
Nancy Schmitt
United Clinical Laboratories
Dubuque, IA

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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:16:04 -0600
From: "Ingles Claire " <CIngles <@t> uwhealth.org>
Subject: [Histonet] Mohs FYI
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Hey gang:
Here with some good news for once. I found out today that we WON our appeal
to JCAHO over our tissue retaining time. They are giving Mohs labs an OK not
to have to retain our tissue!! I guess it is 'processed' tissue instead of
'gross' tissue. Retaining it doesn't does not help patient care as it is not
fixed and deteriorates (and there are already slides of it anyway.) 
So all you fellow Mohs techs can start breathing (and getting rid of your
tissue) again.
Claire

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Message: 17
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 17:47:08 -0800
From: "Michelle MacVeigh-Aloni" <macveigh <@t> usc.edu>
Subject: [Histonet] Re:  Liver Tissue
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Soak the faced block in room temp. water for few minutes. This will speed
the intake of water. I can usually cut it at room temp if I am careful. If
your paraffin is soft then you will need to soak it in room temp water first
and then put ice on it and cut it. Pick up the ribbon and place on room temp
dist water. While you are picking up and stretching the sections, put piece
of cotton soaked in water on the face of the block as it is attached to the
microtome. This way it will be soaking in place and you won't be loosing
nice sections while adjusting the angle for the next ribbon. By the time you
pick up all good sections, the block will be ready to be cut again. 
If you have good size liver, you can soak it for much longer - 5-10 min,
before you start  sectioning. This way the water will penetrate dipper and
you will be able to easily get a very long ribbon.

Good luck
Michelle Aloni BS HTL
Research specialist
USC Keck School of Medicine, LA CA

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Message: 18
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:41:50 -0500
From: "Cynthia Pyse" <cpyse <@t> x-celllab.com>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] light staining
To: "'Nancy Schmitt'" <nancy_schmitt <@t> pa-ucl.com>,	"'Histonet'"
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Check your decolorizer if you are using one.

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Subject: [Histonet] light staining

Hello Histonetters

We are having trouble with light staining from the hematoxylin.  It is the
same lot number we have been in.  We changed it out and still the same.  All
reagent containers were emptied, cleaned and refilled yesterday.  We have
not changed anything with the timings on our stainer.  What am I missing?

Thanks for your help
Nancy Schmitt
United Clinical Laboratories
Dubuque, IA

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Message: 19
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:40:20 -0500
From: John Kiernan <jkiernan <@t> uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Gill sectioning tips?
To: Cammi Thornton <cehickm2 <@t> olemiss.edu>
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Are your specimens from cartilaginous or bony fishes? 

Ages ago I worked with head and "neck" specimens of quite big (10 cm)
goldfishes (bony) in a study of optic nerve regeneration. Decalcification
after adequate formaldehyde fixation permitted easy cutting of near-serial
paraffin sections containing bone, brain and incidentally gills, skin (which
has bony scales) and other entertaining things not seen in sections of small
people or other little mammals. 

I don't know  how to soften really tough  cartilage.  Does anyone?

John Kiernan
Anatomy, UWO
London, Canada
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From: Cammi Thornton <cehickm2 <@t> olemiss.edu>
Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 16:05
Subject: [Histonet] Gill sectioning tips?
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu

> Hi everyone,
> We have been trying to section gills lately and have come across 
> quite a few problems.  Does anybody have any helpful hints 
> for 
> fixing/sectioning gills?  We are going to try to separate 
> each 
> individual arch but the fish we use are very small so we don't 
> know 
> how that will go.
> Thanks,
> Cammi
> 
> Cammi Hickman Thornton
> Research & Development Chemist
> University of Mississippi
> School of Pharmacy
> Department of Pharmacology
> 200 Old Power Plant
> University, Mississippi 38677
> Phone - 662-915-7612, Fax - 662-915-5148 
> 
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Message: 20
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:54:04 -0600
From: "Tapper, Sheila J." <STapper <@t> smdc.org>
Subject: [Histonet] Peloris Processor Users
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Could you please share your experiences with me?  

We have had this processor in our facility since 2007, but I am curious
about other facilities experiences.  

I thank you in advance, 
Sheila Tapper HT(ASCP) 
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor 
SMDC Clinical Laboratory 
407 East First Street 
Duluth, MN  55804 

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Message: 21
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:58:21 -0600
From: "Nita Searcy" <NSEARCY <@t> swmail.sw.org>
Subject: [Histonet] Xylene Recycler
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Anyone using the new CBG instrument? Am having some issues with "clogged
lines" - which we never had with the older model. Really don't want to
change processes - which is what they are asking us to do.

Thanks
Nita 

Nita Searcy, HT/HTL (ASCP)
Scott and White Hospital
Division Manager, Anatomic Pathology
2401 S. 31st. Street 
254-724-2438
Temple, Texas, 76502
nsearcy <@t> swmail.sw.org

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