Patients should not be given formalin. You can transfer the specimen to 70% alcohol, and hope they don't drink it.
If you're in one of those unusual pathology services where photography is permitted, I wonder if you could offer the patient a photograph of the specimen by e-mail. Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Maryville TN _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet