[Histonet] Special stain to demonstrate Silver

DeGuzman, Maria mdeguzman <@t> lifecell.com
Fri May 7 07:00:25 CDT 2010


Hello Histoneters,

Is there a special stain to detect silver in tissue?  If there is please share the procedure.

Thanks,

Fanny


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Today's Topics:

   1. clo test (Tench, Bill)
   2. IDEA FOR A NEW RECYCLER!!!! (Madary, Joseph)
   3. RE: RE: Barcode and Tracking Information (Rae Staskiewicz)
   4. CD 133 (Ingles Claire )
   5. Disposable blade holder - amateur microscopist looking    for a
      cheap one! (Gordon Brown)
   6. Disposable blade holder - amateur microscopist looking    for a
      cheap one! (Gordon Brown)
   7. NSH Region II Meeting-discount hotel rate deadline is     coming
      up! (Goodwin, Diana)
   8. dehydration of hydrated slide.... (Eva Permaul)
   9. RE: dehydration of hydrated slide.... (Sebree Linda A)
  10. RE: dehydration of hydrated slide.... (Mauger, Joanne)
  11. B5 fixative (histotech <@t> imagesbyhopper.com)
  12. myocyte damage (Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCZVED))
  13. RE: Responses to IHC CAP Validation question
      (tonia.richmond <@t> gracepathology.com)
  14. Starting up new lab (Shaw, Sharon)
  15. Formalin fixation time for breast specimens (Richard Cartun)
  16. RE: Responses to IHC CAP Validation question
      (BSullivan <@t> shorememorial.org)
  17. Re: myocyte damage (Merced M Leiker)


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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 13:57:20 -0700
From: "Tench, Bill" <Bill.Tench <@t> pph.org>
Subject: [Histonet] clo test
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The Clo test is a clinical lab test.  You need to go to that part of the
CPT coding book (sorry I don't have it available).  88300 is an anatomic
code (gross only, ie, it requires examination of a piece of tissue or
foreign body) and is entirely inappropriate for this test.

Bill Tench
Associate Dir. Laboratory Services
Chief, Cytology Services
Palomar Medical Center
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Hi everyone,

I am looking to see what CPT code everyone is using for reading Clo
Tests in the pathology department. I have heard of using 87081 but I am
not sure if this is accurate as this is for culture and the CLO is
biochemical reaction not a culture.  Currently I have been using 88300
gross only.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Amy Farnan

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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 17:22:22 -0400
From: "Madary, Joseph" <MadaryJ <@t> MedImmune.com>
Subject: [Histonet] IDEA FOR A NEW RECYCLER!!!!
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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Some manufacturer should find a way where you can add all of the
chemicals together in one container and when the recycler runs it spits
out formalin in one, xylene/hemo-de/f83/ in another and alcohol in
another all from one run.



To opine on another histnet query from earlier

I think both have their place.  I use CBG for xylene, form, hemo de and
alcohol using the hemo on the processor and depar, alcohol on processor
for low grade alc, and xyle for all but the last xylen on the stainer
using frsh for that.  Creative waste is good and simple but the only
thing is mixing old and new formalin can't be good long term.  What I
was thinking about doing was using creative waste gravimetric for the
first run, and then after that use the CBG to redistill NBF for round 2,
3, 4 etc.  Hey where am I getting all this money and space? Still like
BR recycler too, just do not have one anymore, but liked it.  All
recycling is good as long as people know which ones to use.  Still seems
to be an issue for some people.  I worked in a place where the techs
thought you could throw everyting in one container and the rcycler would
spit out clean alcohol, xylene and formalin from one collective run.
Hey manufactures?



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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 17:32:47 -0500
From: "Rae Staskiewicz" <raestask <@t> grics.net>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: Barcode and Tracking Information
To: "'Mahoney,Janice A'" <Janice.Mahoney <@t> alegent.org>,  "'Maggie
        Allen'" <maggie.allen <@t> nicewareintl.com>,
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Jan,

Ditto! Ditto! Ditto! Couldn't have said it better myself!

Rae Staskiewicz

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Subject: [Histonet] RE: Barcode and Tracking Information

Blake,
I think I put in my comments about Ventana's Vantage when you first posted
the question, but here goes again..  It is wonderful.  Vantage is the best
thing to come along in my lifetime as a histo tech!  Wonderful for patient
safety, easy for the techs to use and a manager's dream for all the data it
can provide.
Jan Mahoney
Omaha, NE

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Subject: [Histonet] RE: Barcode and Tracking Information

Hello Blake,

LabelClinic HTS is a tracking system for Histology artifacts within the
Pathology workflow. The product is designed to provide improved quality
control and traceability with the lab. It provides flexible and reliable
labeling and tracking of histology requisitions, containers, specimens,
blocks and slides. Using bar code technology, LabelClinic HTS provides an
optimized workflow that reduces errors and significantly enhances patient
safety.  It can be used stand alone, or integrated into an LIS / AP software
system.

Benefits:
*       Flexible lab configuration for custom lab workflow
*       Reduce errors and increase efficiency
*       Just-in-time reporting of artifact locations or last know location
*       Alerting for sub-process time violations and missing artifacts
*       Deploy to Desktop PC's or mobile hand held's
*       Configurable workflow
*       Supports color selection for slide and cassette printers

I would be happy to set up an online WebEx demo of the system for anyone who
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 22:15:03 -0500
From: "Ingles Claire " <CIngles <@t> uwhealth.org>
Subject: [Histonet] CD 133
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Thought I'd try again...
Anyone know where I can send some slides for a CD133?
Claire



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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 09:16:36 +0100
From: "Gordon Brown" <gordon <@t> 10db.co.uk>
Subject: [Histonet] Disposable blade holder - amateur microscopist
        looking for a cheap one!
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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I dabble in microscopy - well I say I dabble, my wife says otherwise! - and
I have a reasonably well equipped home lab, which includes the ubiquitous
Cambridge Rocker. I've had reasonably good results with plant tissue
sections but sharpening the blades has always proved to be a pain and I tend
to get mixed results. However, I've recently acquired a bunch of Accu Edge
low profile blades at very low cost but I'm unable to source a holder at an
affordable price. IS there anyone out there in professional histology land
who has for sale a used, even rough condition holder suitable for these
blades? You'd get the grateful thanks of both myself and my wife, who will
be more than pleased to see me spend less time muttering about my poor
sharpening skills!

Many thanks
Gordon (UK)




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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 09:36:41 +0100
From: "Gordon Brown" <gordon <@t> 10db.co.uk>
Subject: [Histonet] Disposable blade holder - amateur microscopist
        looking for a cheap one!
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Perhaps I should point out that despite the date in the UK, my name is
genuinely as given, although my namesake may well be looking for a new hobby
to fill in his spare time after today...........

Gordon




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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 08:56:01 -0400
From: Eva Permaul <eca9 <@t> georgetown.edu>
Subject: [Histonet] dehydration of hydrated slide....
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Good morning,
I accidentally hydrated a FFPE slide that I can not stain today. It is
in water. I did not do antigen retrieval. What do I do? Can I dehydrate
the slide again? Will I be able to stain it later if I do?
Thanks,
Eva Permaul
Georgetown University




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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 08:49:06 -0500
From: "Sebree Linda A" <LSebree <@t> uwhealth.org>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] dehydration of hydrated slide....
To: "Eva Permaul" <eca9 <@t> georgetown.edu>,
        <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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Eva,

I would hold it in a buffer, i.e. Tris, PBS, etc. til you're ready to
stain.  You might also refrigerate the slide in buffer if its going to
be overnight.


Linda A. Sebree
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
IHC/ISH Laboratory
DB1-223 VAH
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792
(608)265-6596


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Subject: [Histonet] dehydration of hydrated slide....

Good morning,
I accidentally hydrated a FFPE slide that I can not stain today. It is
in water. I did not do antigen retrieval. What do I do? Can I dehydrate
the slide again? Will I be able to stain it later if I do?
Thanks,
Eva Permaul
Georgetown University


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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:02:59 -0400
From: "Mauger, Joanne" <MAUGER <@t> email.chop.edu>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] dehydration of hydrated slide....
To: Sebree Linda A <LSebree <@t> uwhealth.org>, Eva Permaul
        <eca9 <@t> georgetown.edu>,  "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
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Eva,
If you dehydrate it again to 100% or xylene, it is less likelt to fall off the slide.
Joanne Mauger HT(ASCP)QIHC
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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To: Eva Permaul; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] dehydration of hydrated slide....

Eva,

I would hold it in a buffer, i.e. Tris, PBS, etc. til you're ready to
stain.  You might also refrigerate the slide in buffer if its going to
be overnight.


Linda A. Sebree
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
IHC/ISH Laboratory
DB1-223 VAH
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792
(608)265-6596


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Permaul
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 7:56 AM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] dehydration of hydrated slide....

Good morning,
I accidentally hydrated a FFPE slide that I can not stain today. It is
in water. I did not do antigen retrieval. What do I do? Can I dehydrate
the slide again? Will I be able to stain it later if I do?
Thanks,
Eva Permaul
Georgetown University


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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:20:01 -0400
From: <histotech <@t> imagesbyhopper.com>
Subject: [Histonet] B5 fixative
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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I was under the impression that B5, because of the mercury content, was
outlawed for use Jan 1, 2005.  But now I am not so sure!  Can anyone tell me
if there is a federal law regarding this?  We no longer use B5, we use B+,
but I know someone in OK who is using B5 (I am in FL).  Is he breaking any
laws by using it and/or should he be switched to an alternative like B+?

Thanks!

Michelle




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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:16:04 -0400
From: "Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCZVED)" <jqb7 <@t> cdc.gov>
Subject: [Histonet] myocyte damage
To: histonet <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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Hello everyone,

I am in need of a special stain or an IHC that will demonstrate myocyte
damage in muscle tissue...esp. cardiac.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Jeanine Bartlett
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch
1600 Clifton Road, MS/G-32
18/SB-114
Atlanta, GA  30333
(404) 639-3590
jeanine.bartlett <@t> cdc.hhs.gov




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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 10:27:50 -0500
From: tonia.richmond <@t> gracepathology.com
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Responses to IHC CAP Validation question
To: "McMahon, Loralee A" <Loralee_Mcmahon <@t> URMC.Rochester.edu>
Cc: "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
        <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>,    "thisisann <@t> aol.com"
        <thisisann <@t> aol.com>
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   If  you  are a brand new lab, how do you validate IHC if you are no   yet  receiving patient specimens?  Can the validation be done on cont   rol tissues only?




   Sincerely,


   Tonia Richmond, AS, HT (ASCP)
   Chief Operations Officer    Grace Pathology
   PH:  (501) 765-7367
   Email:


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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:42:40 -0400
From: "Shaw, Sharon" <shshaw <@t> WPI.EDU>
Subject: [Histonet] Starting up new lab
To: "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
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I'm looking at starting up a new histology lab and need everything, I have a tight budget. Can anybody give me recommendations on where to buy refurbished equipment.
Thanks
 Sharon


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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 11:57:43 -0400
From: "Richard Cartun" <Rcartun <@t> harthosp.org>
Subject: [Histonet] Formalin fixation time for breast specimens
To: "Histonet" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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There has been a lot of discussion recently regarding recommendations for formalin fixation of breast specimens.  If you are interested in this topic please read the following article published in the May 2010 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Pathology by Ibarra JA, et al., "Fixation time does not affect the expression of estrogen receptor".

Richard

Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D.
Director, Histology & Immunopathology
Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT  06102
(860) 545-1596 Office
(860) 545-2204 Fax





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Message: 16
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 12:16:45 -0400
From: BSullivan <@t> shorememorial.org
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Responses to IHC CAP Validation question
To: tonia.richmond <@t> gracepathology.com
Cc: "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
        <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>,    "McMahon, Loralee A"
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One important thing to remember is that you should make sure All material
being used for validation is processed the same way. Will your control
tissue be purchased or processed in your lab? Control tissue is used for
validation but you should use tissue with various levels of positivity.

Beatrice Sullivan, HT(A.S.C.P.) HTL , AAS, CLSP(N.C.A.)
AP Supervisor
Shore Memorial Hospital
609-653-3590



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                                       <thisisann <@t> aol.com>
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                                       RE: [Histonet] Responses to IHC CAP
                                       Validation question











   If  you  are a brand new lab, how do you validate IHC if you are no= t
   yet  receiving patient specimens?  Can the validation be done on cont
rol tissues only?




   Sincerely,


   Tonia Richmond, AS, HT (ASCP)
   Chief Operations Officer = / Laboratory
   Grace Pathology
   PH:  (501) 765-7367
   Email: = [1]tonia.= richmond <@t> gracepathology.com



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     To:        "thisisann@=        aol.com"        <thisisann <@t> aol.com>,
     "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <
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     From: "McMahon, Loralee A" <Lo= ralee_Mcmahon <@t> URMC.Rochester.edu>
     Sent by: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.u= tsouthwestern.edu
     Date: 04/28/2010 02:01PM
     Subject: RE: [Histonet] Re= sponses to IHC CAP Validation question
     Any  inspection  that  I have under= gone we have used the 25 to 30
     case  rule.   Except  for  the Er/Pr//Her-2= .  We use closer to 50
     cases.   We  also  use  a  TMA to make our live= s easier.  The TMA
     contains known positives and known negatives.
     I=  n  cases of t-cell or b-cell markers or cytokeratins.  25 to 30
     cases  i= s easy.  But when you are validated for more hard to find
     markers  (SV-= 40) then fewer cases is acceptable.  We always throw
     in  a slide that w= e know will not stain for sv-40 like a tonsil -
     then you can say it has spe= cificity.
     Any  inspector that I have come across is usually understanding= of
     this.  But I am sure that there are exceptions to this.........esp
ecially if they are not familiar with immunohistochemistry.
     Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP)
     Immunohistochemistry Supervisor
     Strong M= emorial Hospital
     Department of Surgical Pathology
     (585) 275-7210
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     From:          histonet-bounces <@t> lis=          ts.utsouthwestern.edu
     [histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu]     On    Behalf=    Of
     thisisann <@t> aol.com [thisisann <@t> aol.com]
     Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 201= 0 2:47 PM
     To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
     Subject: [Histonet] R= esponses to IHC CAP Validation question
     The following is one respone= I rec'd:
     1.   I  asked  CAP  who told me that they do not currentl= y have a
     guideline on
     validating but that they
     recommend what is in t= he following book:
     Quality  Management  In  Anatomic  Pathology,  Promoting  P= atient
     Safety
     Through Systems Improvement and Error
     by Raouf E. Nakhl= eh, MD & Patrick Fitzgibbons, MD editors
     sold by CAP !
     Chapter 8-= Quality Management in IHC
     That is what we follow.
     I. Get a new antib= ody and optimize it with your positive control.
     II.  Once  optimized  you  n= eed to run it on cases expected to be
     positive
     (how many?)
     "a suffien= t size ..."
     III. Must also be run on cases expected to be negative. (how= many?
     IV.  In a situation where you cannot expect a lot of cases or such
a
     case has
     never been presented in your lab, then you must say just = that.
     (ex. some of the hormones we just use a pituitary)
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Message: 17
Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 12:30:50 -0400
From: Merced M Leiker <leiker <@t> buffalo.edu>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] myocyte damage
To: "Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCZVED)" <jqb7 <@t> cdc.gov>,        histonet
        <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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Stain with cTnI and inspect for damage visually.  Just a guess.

Regards,
Merced

--On Thursday, May 06, 2010 11:16 AM -0400 "Bartlett, Jeanine
(CDC/OID/NCZVED)" <jqb7 <@t> cdc.gov> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I am in need of a special stain or an IHC that will demonstrate myocyte
> damage in muscle tissue...esp. cardiac.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Jeanine Bartlett
> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
> Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch
> 1600 Clifton Road, MS/G-32
> 18/SB-114
> Atlanta, GA  30333
> (404) 639-3590
> jeanine.bartlett <@t> cdc.hhs.gov
>
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