[Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

[Cindy Bird]

I agree?

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> On May 16, 2017, at 1:28 PM, Logan, Shannon via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello Paula,
> So why must the cassettes be removed on Saturday morning if you aren't embedding until Monday morning?
> Don't you have a "delay start" feature on your processor? Neither option A or B seem like a good thing for the tissue!
> We time our processor to finish at 5 AM Monday when the first Histotech arrives for embedding.
> The cassettes remain in formalin until the processor starts up on Sunday evening.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Shannon H. Logan  B.S., HTL (ASCP)
> Pathology Department
> 
> Bellin Health Memorial Hospital
> 744 South Webster Avenue
> Green Bay, WI 54305-3400
> 920-433-3653  X3727
> 
> 
> 
> From: P Sicurello via Histonet [mailto:histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:34 AM
> To: HistoNet
> Subject: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times
> 
> Good Morning Listers,
> 
> I am asking the collective wisdom of the Histonet this question:
> 
> 
> Is it better to remove baskets from the processor on Saturday morning and:
> 
> A. Let the cassettes freeze, then melt them down and embed Monday morning?
> OR
> B. Leave the cassettes in molten paraffin and embed Monday morning?
> 
> 
> I am of the opinion that leaving the samples (not fatty, like breast cores)
> in molten paraffin (62 degrees C) is bad practice, and causes them to get
> "crunchy", among other things.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Thank in advance.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Paula Sicurello, HTL (ASCP)CM
> 
> Histotechnology Specialist
> 
> UC San Diego Health
> 
> 200 Arbor Drive
> 
> San Diego, CA 92103
> 
> (P): 619-543-2872 <#>
> 
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