We routinely leave our ThinPrep Paps in 95 overnight and stain the next day. If I remember our Hologic training correctly, they said the slides can be left up to 5 days - best to check with an FAS before trying it, though
Alison Perl, HTL(ASCP)CM Anatomic Pathology Manager CareMount Medical (914) 302-8424 ap...@caremount.com -----Original Message----- From: Charles Riley via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 12:52 PM To: Histo List Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Histonet] Pap slides Can pap slides be left in 95% alcohol overnight to be stained the next morning without affecting the quality of the slides? Or should they be moved to xylene then run back prior to staining? -- Charles Riley BS HT, HTL(ASCP)CM Histopathology Coordinator/ Mohs _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
