Hanks is excellent.  Be aware, however, that unless kept sterile it supports
the rapid growth of bacteria even if refrigerated overnight.  Solutions
become grossly cloudy and bacteria are evident in the specimen
microscopically.

Gary Gill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: marianne brown [mailto:mbrown_biocaremedical@yahoo.com]
> Sent: March 26, 1999 11:02 PM
> To: Tony Henwood; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu; Jeff Silverman
> Subject: Re: Collection medium for FNA's
>

> --- Tony Henwood <henwood@mail.one.net.au> wrote:
> > > Date:          Thu, 18 Mar 1999 16:20:22 -0500
> > > From:          Jeff Silverman
> > <peptolab@hamptons.com>
> > > Subject:       Collection medium for FNA's
> > > To:            histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> >
> > Dear Jeff,
> >
> > Try Hanks culture medium. This can be aliquoted into
> > 2ml tubes and
> > the needle rinsed in it. We have left needle rinses
> > in it over night
> > at room temperature with no appreciable loss in
> > morphlogy.
> >
> > Regards, Tony
> > Tony Henwood
> > www2.one.net.au/~henwood
> You can try Biocare Medical Transport Media. We have several types with
> and with out fixatives.1-800-799-9499
>
> Marianne Brown
> Consultant Biocare Medical