[Histonet] Warm formalin

[Sheeder, Christopher]

How hot are we talking about?
San Francisco hot or Phoenix hot?


Christopher Sheeder, HT(ASCP)CMQIHC
Histology Supervisor | Department of Laboratories
Seattle Children's Hospital
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Office: 206-987-6259

christopher.sheeder at seattlechildrens.org


-----Original Message-----
From: Martin, Erin <Erin.Martin at ucsf.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 6:14 PM
To: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Warm formalin

Hello everyone!

We have a referring clinician that is concerned about leaving his specimens in an outdoor lockbox in the summer because the formalin will get hot.  I don't think that having some specimens in formalin in hot weather would cause any problems but I can't find any references one way or another.  Does anyone have any policies regarding this?

Thanks so much!


Erin Martin, Histology Supervisor

UCSF Dermatopathology & Oral Pathology Service

Phone: 415-3537248 | Fax: 415-353-7543


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