Re: [Histonet] Looking for Crystals

From:Jennifer MacDonald


   Uric  acid  crystals  (urates)  should be fixed in absolute alcohol.&   nbsp;  You  want  to  preserve  them,  but they are soluble in aqueous
   solutions.=   When processing the tissue begin in the absolute alcohol
   on the proc= essor.

   Jennifer MacDonald

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   From: "Paula Lucas" 
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   Date: 01/2= 1/2005 07:37AM
   Subject: [Histonet] Looking for Crystals
   Hello all,
   When a specimen is sent for crysta= ls, as in a case of joint fluid or
   gout,
   should the specimen be sent to = us fresh or should it be in some sort
   of
   fixative.
   I  had  a  discus=  sion with the pathologist, and I told him that the
   specimen
   should  be  re=  ceived  fresh.   He thought that fixing it in alcohol
   should be OK
   to= o.
   Paula
   Bio-Path Medical Group
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