[Histonet] [EXTERNAL] Re: Pinning Gross Specimens

[Porter, Douglas]

Bryan's advice is spot on.  We do the same thing and cut the paraffin into sizes we need.
With some specimens, you can pin them down and return them to the containers they arrived in.
Provided they arrive in containers appropriate for the size of the specimen...wink, wink!!

Douglas A. Porter, HT (ASCP)
Pathologist Assistant
Anatomic Pathology IT Coordinator

Sparrow Center for Laboratory Medicine
Department of Pathology
3392 Patient Care Drive
Lansing, MI 48911

517-371-9481 (phone)
517-371-9540 (fax)

douglas.porter at sparrow.org



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From: Bryan Llewellyn via Histonet [mailto:histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2018 1:41 PM
To: White, Lisa M.; histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Histonet] Pinning Gross Specimens

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If you can't find suitable pin out boards, they can be made easily
enough. Obtain some suitably sized plastic containers with lids and fill
them an inch deep with used, filtered, paraffin wax that would otherwise
be discarded. After using, just remelt, filter if needed, then harden again.

Bryan Llewellyn


White, Lisa M. via Histonet wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Does anyone know of a container with lid that has cork in the bottom?  This would be utilized to pin out gross specimens for fixation.  If so can you send me vendor info?
>
> Lisa White, HT(ASCP)
> James H. Quillen VAMC
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