Our Surgical Pathology department simply puts the biopsies on a sponge,
drops a little hematoxylin on it, covers it with another sponge (the blue
ones that you use for processing small tissues), and puts it in a cassette
for processing.

Linda A. Sebree, HT(ASCP)
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
IHC/ISH Laboratory
A4/204-2472
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792-2472
(608)265-6596
FAX: (608)262-7174


-----Original Message-----
From: dana [mailto:dana@mail.saimr.wits.ac.za]
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 5:21 AM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Small biopsies


Dear friends

Can someone advice how we can color tiny biopsies for the purpose seeing
them clearly on embedding and cutting sections. We need a method without
compromising the subsequent IMP and special stains?

Dan Afrika