title: Tissue artefacts caused by sponge in embedding cassettes.
abstract: Sponges in embedding cassettes may cause disruptive imprints on the tissues being processed and therefore should not be used in processing tissues. Tissue or lens paper is recommended as a substitute to prevent losing small pieces of tissue through the perforations of the cassette.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas College of Health Sciences and Hospital, Kansas City.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kepes
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oswald
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology