A salute to histology wizards working their magic

From the Galveston County Daily News: A salute to histology wizards working their magic:

In the histology laboratory, maintaining the integrity of the specimen is vital. Histology is the study of tissue. The tissue samples all are unique and irreplaceable. If a tissue sample is lost of destroyed, it definitely can have a negative impact on patient care.

If there are problems with a specimen in the clinical laboratories, another tube of blood can be drawn and fluid and other specimen types collected to replace the lost or damaged specimen.

A tissue sample is much more specific and precious. An example would be a biopsy taken to diagnose cancer. That tiny biopsy may be the only tissue that provides a representative sample of the cancer. The histology technician/wizard must ensure that each tiny piece of tissue is handled correctly through the many hands-on procedures required to process the tissue from its original state to a microscopic slide.

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I salute the histology wizards in our laboratory.

... From Sandy Hinton, who works in Pathology Clinical Services at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.  One of the most basic tenets of digital pathology is that good slide preparation is essential.  Amen!

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