Does anyone have problems with their GI biopsies kind of shredding when cutting? I microwave process them in the Shurwave microwave processor. I have been doing this for over a year and only the past couple months I have noticed that almost every biopsy I cut has knife lines in it. I have to change my blade constantly. I was told by a TBS technician that if I ever noticed the tissue doing this, it meant that I did not have all the alcohol out of the tissue, but does that sound like it would cause the tissue to shred like that? I don't use my reagents more than 2 times and I have even tried increasing the time and temp a little but no help. I have been doing them for a year and did not have a problem and I haven't changed anything. Any solutions or suggestions??? Thanks!
Tasha Campbell, B.S.,HTL(ASCP) Frederick Gastroenterology Associates 310 W. 9th St. Frederick, MD 21701 301-695-6800 ext. 144 (w) 304-685-9307 (c) _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
