[Histonet] alcohol as a fixative

[Cynthia Pyse]

Most clinician I know have other staff in the procedure room. Why not have
someone other than the clinician place the specimen in the formalin. This
way you get the best possible fixation for the patient. 
Cindy

Cindy Pyse, CLT, HT (ASCP)
Laboratory/Histology Supervisor
X-Cell Laboratories
e-mail cpyse <@t> x-celllab.com





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Francine
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:30 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] alcohol as a fixative

Hello all in histoland.  I have a clinician who may be sensitive to
formalin.  One of my colleagues suggests that he place his endoscopy
specimens into alcohol instead of the usual formalin to mitigate his
exposure.   Have any of you dealt with this problem?  What percent alcohol
would you suggest?  Or methanol?  Would you transfer it back into formalin
upon receipt in the lab?  Thanks, Franci Tryka

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