[Histonet] Dye ?

[Michael Ann Jones]

Is it possible that the clinician is using some sort of dye during
collection?

Michael Ann
Michael Ann Jones, HT (ASCP)
Histology Manager
Metropath
7444 W. Alaska Dr. #250
Lakewood, CO 80226
303.634.2511
Mjones at metropath.com







On 9/25/15, 9:23 AM, "Melissa Burns via Histonet"
<histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

>Hello All-
>
>I'm having an ongoing issue that I'm hoping all of you smart people can
>help me with! We are talking about prostate needle biopsy specimens.
>
>We have one company that does a genetic test that is insisting that there
>is a dye present in the tissue we are sending. None of the other genetics
>companies we send to have had an issue....just this one....and not on
>every case we send them! Imagine my confuse :)
>
>The specimens are sent in 10% NBF. There is no dye used in grossing or
>processing.
>
>Am I missing something? Somewhere that dye may be sneaking in?
>
>We are to the point now that they want to come to the lab and the
>collecting surgery centers and see if they can figure it out.....
>
>Baffled....
>
>Melissa
>
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