Special stains (Histochemistry)

EPIC

Various

Section

Histopathology

Description

Technical stain only (no histopathologist interpretation). Available stains: Haematoxylin & Eosin (H&E), Alcian Blue (AB), Alcian Blue Periodic Acis-Schiff (ABPAS), Congo Red, Elastic Van-Gieson (EVG), Giemsa and Modified Giemsa, Gram, Grocott, Luxol Fast Blue (LFB), Martius Scarlet Blue (MSB), Masson Fontana, Masson Trichrome, Orcein, PAS, PAS-Diastase, Periodic Acid Methanamine Silver (PAMS), Perls Prussian Blue, Toluidine Blue, Von Kossa Wade Fite, Ziehl-Neelsen

Specimen requirement

Unstained slides* or FFPE block. *3μm thickness sections for all except Retic (4), Congo Red (7), and LFB (14)

Dispatch and handling instructions

Padded envelope. Glass slides is mailers. FFPE blocks appropriately secured. Room temperature

Turnaround time

48 hours

Synonym

SS

Is it IS0 15189 Accredited?

Yes