[Histonet] Liver bxs

[Rena Fail]

 Your description is consistent with the tissue having dried out. So
observing their procedure may be helpful. Is it placed on gauze then placed
in formalin ? That would dry it quickly. are they tending to the pt then
placing the specimen in fprmalin,
Rena Fail


On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Mike Pence <mpence <@t> grhs.net> wrote:

> Ask to be present at the next liver bx time and see for yourself their
> handling of the specimen. Sounds like it set out for some time.
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> histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Amanda Coscetti
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> > Hi HistoWorld!
> > Wondering if anyone has seen/heard of this as it has happened to us a
> couple of times in the past year and just happened again today!
> > We had a liver bx come from Radiology and we processed it as usual but
> under the microscope our pathologist said it was unreadable, the edges had
> artifact, and it had inconsistent staining (on the H&E, iron, and trichrome
>  slides).  The radiologist claims he put the specimen directly into
> formalin. All of our other bxs and tissue were fine.  This was the case
> before when it happened and we have only had this problem with liver bxs!
> >  Any ideas why this may occur?
> >
> > Thanks y'all!
> > Amanda
> > Florence SC
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