Steve A. McClain, MD at McClain Labs in Smithtown NY notes:
>>...to avoid incomplete sectioning...: ink the specimens well, using
acetic acid (vinegar) to fix the ink, thereby making the ink easier to see
in the block.<<
I don't like ink for this purpose, because it clutters up the microscopic
I suggest that each histotech is responsible for the blocks they cut and they
cut the deepers on the their own blocks when they are requested. With feedback
on the reason for the deeper from the pathologists they (the techs) will become
more confident and learn how deep to cut.
John
On Tue,
Good Morning HistoNetters,
I am reaching out to the histonet in hopes to get some suggestions from you on
how to handle incomplete cross-sections of tissue in blocks. We are a small lab
so this has not been an issue in the past but now that we are growing and our
staff has increased I am
