i hope we do keep this lite and don't start bashing people for not recognizing
our abrevs.
patsy

"Weems, Joyce" wrote:

> ffpe-formalin-fixed-paraffin-embedded
> tia - thanks in advance - but transient ischemic attack sounds better, I
> think!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: RSRICHMOND@aol.com [SMTP:RSRICHMOND@aol.com]
> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 5:40 PM
> > To:   histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > Subject:      Re: Reference lab
> >
> > Noreen Gilman asks:
> >
> > >>I need to get a copper stain on ffpe tissue. Does anyone know what
> > reference lab does this? This is a request from the clinician and we feel
> > obligated to fulfill his request.<<
> >
> > What's "ffpe tissue"? - Be careful of abbreviations on Histonet - they
> > frequently baffle people! Folks on Histonet are from all over the world,
> > and
> > do many different kinds of histology. (I did catch "TIA" - not "Transient
> > Ischemic Attack" I suppose!)
> >
> > If this is liver tissue from a patient being worked up for Wilson's
> > disease
> > or another disorder of copper metabolism, then you need to get a
> > quantitative
> > copper determination done on the paraffin block, not a stain. The only
> > reference lab I know of that offers this test is Mayo Medical
> > Laboratories.
> > They offer tests for tissue levels of several metals, mostly commonly
> > iron,
> > also aluminum.
> >
> > Bob Richmond
> > Samurai Pathologist
> > Knoxville TN