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Histology Educational Series

CelLock TM: An innovative standardized cell-block preparation procedure

blue sponge cell block cytology

Histology Educational Series In the previous blog we saw that every histology laboratory has a method for preparing paraffin cell-block specimens, and we reviewed those methods.  This review showed that …

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Categories Embedding, Histology Applications, Histology Educational Series, Tissue Processing

CellBlockistry – The Time is Now

blue sponge cell block cytology

Histology Educational Series Every histology laboratory has a method for preparing paraffin cell-block specimens.  Certain cytology specimens, fine needle aspirates (FNAs), tiny tissue fragments, fragmented needle core biopsies and suspensions …

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Categories Histology Applications, Embedding, Histology Educational Series, Tissue Processing

Part 2: Coronavirus Histopathology Laboratory Precautions

In the short time since part 1 of this series “Coronavirus in Histology” was published, the COVID-19 virus has continued its spread around the globe. Currently, the entire country of …

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Categories Histology Educational Series

Part 1: Coronavirus in the Histology Laboratory

The current world health care concern over coronavirus (i.e. COVID-19) has generated many questions regarding many aspects of this fast spreading influenza disease. It is important to address the subject …

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Categories Histology Educational Series

Dermatopathology 102

In the previous Blog “Dermatopathology 101”, a clear outline of material was provided which ensured the skin’s histology presentation as an organ in the final microscope slide. We discussed basic …

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Categories Histology Applications, Histology Educational Series

Dermatology 101

Dermatology 101

Dermatopathology is a subject heading in pathology all unto itself.  The intrinsic nature of dermatopathology specimens received in a laboratory necessitates a clear understanding of the material due to importance …

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Categories Histology Applications, Histology Educational Series

Skin Cancer

In order to successfully prepare slides of skin specimens, the histologist must understand basic skin histology.  Two major reasons for this are: The pathologist must be able to see the …

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Categories Histology Applications, Histology Educational Series

Bone Specimens

Bone specimens received in the laboratory can generate comments that range from: “This block is impossible to cut!”… to …“This block cuts like butter!” How can one tissue behave like …

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Categories Histology Applications, Histology Educational Series

Chemistry 102

PH Scale

Ok. I know the previous Chemistry blog may have traumatized you a bit. But hang in there – we’re almost done. The dyes used in histology are chemical dyes that …

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Categories Histology Applications, Histology Educational Series

Chemistry 101

Xylene Struture

In order to be a competent histologist that has the ability to troubleshoot processing and staining issues in the histology laboratory, you must have a basic understanding of how atoms …

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Categories Histology Applications, Histology Educational Series
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