There are some pathological conditions that exist that cannot be accurately diagnosed by examining hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained slides alone. In such cases, the pathologist may order immunohistochemical (IHC) …
Whether you work in a hospital laboratory or a private reference laboratory, you probably receive specimens of prostate gland. In a hospital setting, the specimen may be received from a …
Hair loss and baldness in patients is referred to as “alopecia”. The hair loss can be a result of normal biology, such as male pattern baldness in men, which is …
There are instances when the histology laboratory will receive a hair specimen from a patient for diagnosis. This is not to be confused with residual hair left on a skin …
When staining sections for the presence of carbohydrates, the two main classes under investigation are glycogen and mucins. Mucins include substances referred to as mucopolysaccharides, mucosubstances, glycoproteins and glycoconjugates. Mucins …
The artefacts shown in Figure 1 are most likely due to: incomplete fixation improper embedding incomplete dehydration incomplete infiltration with paraffin The most noticeable artefacts in Figure 1 are the …
Histology laboratories contain dangers to laboratory personnel in the form of hazardous chemicals, biohazards and physical hazards. These dangers are minimized by identifying the sources and educating laboratory employees with …
Tissue processing begins with fixation. The fixative of choice in most histology laboratories is 10% neutral buffered formaldehyde (NBF). That is: this solution is made by diluting stock formaldehyde to …
Surgical Grossing: Special Cases There are some unique specimens received in the histology laboratory that may cause problems for the histologist ifnot handled properly at the time of surgical grossing. The …
Please review the photograph shown in Figure 1. The image shown in Figure 1 is: specific fluorescein staining amyloid deposits specific rhodamine staining urate crystals If you answered A, you are incorrect. …
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