RE: Cornflaking paps
RE: Cornflaking paps
We got a new PAP staining tech and suddenly had problems with
cornflaking.
I watched her procedure. When coverslipping she would take 5
slides from the xylene, drop mounting medium on each and then
coverslip.
By the time she got to the 3rd slide, the xylene had mostly
evaporated. The last 3 slides consistently had cornflaking.
Assuming it was the air drying of the xylene I had her do one
slide at a time ad the artifact disappeared and we have not had a
problem since.
Bill
PS, Dr. Gill, would you please email me a copy of your paper.
Thank you.
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From: WWmn916@aol.com [mailto:WWmn916@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 8:52 PM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Cornflaking paps
Anyone have any thoughts why paps would show cornflaking
artifact? I've seen it on H+E's and some special stains every now and
then but never on paps. The tech told me that she "fiddled"
around with the automated staining program as the slides hung on the
staining arm....she said there was a chance the slides may have dried
out before beginning the staining process. These are thin prep
slides. Thoughts are welcome and appreciated. (I learn
soooo much on this website. Thanks everyone!!)
I'll probably do some of my own experimenting with this but I love the
information I can pool together from the histonet too.
Deb King, HT (ASCP)
Sacramento, CA
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Bill Blank
http://kernunnos.com (Celtic studies and numismatics)
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