[Histonet] mystery dye

[Terri Braud]

Dear Baffled - 
Could there possible contamination from other specimens that are being processed at the same time?  For example, skins or other tissues with inked margins?
Just thinking out loud.
Pondering, Terri

Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
Laboratory
Holy Redeemer Hospital
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
ph: 215-938-3689
fax: 215-938-3874
   6. Dye ? (Melissa Burns)
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:23:12 +0000
From: Melissa Burns <mburns at atlanticurologyclinics.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Dye ?
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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