Unit Code 9817:
Hale's Colloidal Ferric Oxide Stain for Acid Mucopolysaccharides
Specimen Required
Tissue preserved in 10% neutral buffered formalin or embedded
in paraffin. Include 1 H & E slide.
Note: 1. A pathology report and a brief history are required
for processing.
2. Please complete a "Pathology/Dermatopathology
Request Form" and forward it with the specimen.
This form is available upon request from Mayo Medical
Laboratories. Requisitions for this procedure cannot be
processed unless the information requested is supplied.
Transport Temperature
Ambient\Refrig NO\Frozen NO
Reject Due To
Specimens Other Than: Tissue embedded in paraffin
or sent in formalin
Anticoagulants Other Than: NA
Hemolysis: NA
Thawing: NA
Lipemia: NA
Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed
Monday through Friday; 7 a.m.


