F2. HISTOPATHOLOGY SECTION Flashcards
different procedures that have been adopted for the preparation of materials and tissue for microscopic examination.
Histopathologic Techniques
12 steps in Histopathologic Techniques:
- Numbering
- Fixation
- Dehydration
- Clearing
- Wax impregnation
- Embedding
- Blocking
- Trimming
- Sectioning
- Staining
- Mounting
- Labelling
- Validates if the specimen is adequate or good for tissue processing
- 1st person that will receive the specimen and put it into the container
container contains?
Receptionist
fixatives
Fixatives of container:
- proportional to the size of the specimen
- clear
- unbreakable
- wide mouthed bottle
2 specimen source?
- Bilateral organs
- Miscellaneous
Examples:
Extremities, kidneys, lungs and ovaries
[part of the body that have two sides; mirror organ images of one another]
Bilateral organs
Examples:
age, sex, ward
Miscellaneous
Basic information needed for numbering & labelling?
- date & time
- name of the patient
- specimen number
what are the meaning of these initials, C, A, S, when it comes to specimen number?
C - cytology specimen
A - anatomical specimen
S - surgical specimen
most critical step in histopathological
techniques
2 aims of fixation?
Fixation
- Primary aim
- Secondary aim
preserve the morphology
and chemical constituents of the tissue.
Primary aim
protect and harden the
specimen for further handling
Secondary aim
Effects of Fixatives?
- Inhibit bacterial growth and reduce the risk of infections
- Act as mordant or accentuator - accelerates the staining process.
Mordant - chemical that serves as a link between the dye and the substrate
Accentuator - chemical substances which increases the color intensity, crispness, and selectivity of stain
2 types of Fixatives:
AC
- according to actions
- according to composition
3 Types of Fixatives according to action?
- Microanatomic fixative
- Cytological fixative
- Histochemical fixative
Involves small tissue or organ
chemicals under this fixative?
microanatomic fixative
10% formol saline
10% neutral buffered formalin
Involves body fluid or secretion
2 fixatives under this?
cytological fixative
- nuclear fixatives
- cytoplasmic fixatives
- flemming’s fluid
- bouin’s fluid
- heidenhain’s susa
nuclear fixatives
- kelly’s fluid
- orth’s fluid
cytoplasmic fixatives