RE: Re trimming round edge of cassette

From:"Bruijntjes, J.P."

Hi all

I was surprised to see that a lot of you answered this question with
different kind of tools to remove the excess wax. But I was wondering:
is it really necessary to remove that wax. At least, in our institute we
don't remove it. We just cut the blocks with no problem at all. I don't
see the advantage, it just takes more time to cut those blocks.

Joost

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: ian clarke [mailto:clarke.ian@virgin.net] 
Verzonden: maandag 4 augustus 2003 23:05
Aan: Histonet
Onderwerp: Re trimming round edge of cassette

Hi all,
Iam looking to see what techniques people use to remove the excess wax
from
around the cassette after embedding and before trimming.We use at
present a
blunted scalpel  but we have been told there may be a risk from needle
stick
type injury.
Thanks to all in advance
Ian Clarke
Histopathology/Cytopathology
CAH






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