[Histonet] RE: Prostate Needle Bx

[aobrien88 <@t> comcast.net]

We have a Milestone Histos 3 Microwave processor, and we process our prostate bx's and bladder bx's between 2 sponges. The sponges are moist with 10% formalin to keep the tissue from drying out. The bx's don't move around or get tangled. It works very well. 

Andrea O'Brien HT(ASCP) 

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From: "Jeanine Sanders (CDC/OID/NCEZID)" <jqb7 <@t> cdc.gov> 
To: "Nancy Schmitt" <Nancy_Schmitt <@t> pa-ucl.com>, "histonet" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> 
Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2014 12:22:20 PM 
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Prostate Needle Bx 

But you can't use sponges with the microwave processors............................at least not with the Sakura Xpress 


Jeanine H. Sanders 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch 
404-639-3590 
jqb7 <@t> cdc.gov 



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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy Schmitt 
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 1:19 PM 
To: 'histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu' 
Subject: [Histonet] Prostate Needle Bx 

Our group puts the biopsies between sponges - they don't move around or get tangled and we process them with the small biopsies. Good results. 

Nancy Schmitt 
United Clinical laboratories 
Dubuque, IA 
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 11:49 AM 
> To: Histonet Post (histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu) 
> Subject: [Histonet] Prostate Needle Bx 
> 
> How do others process prostate needle bx's - what kind of cassettes 
> do you use?????Do you use sponges?????Do you 
wrap the tissue in lens paper?????Do you process them on a biopsy (short) run?????Our bx's always seem to be less than optimal, but we do not have problems with other small bx's. 
> 
> Laurie Colbert 



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