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ABSTRACT
The histopathologic assessment of placenta is often marred by poorly fixed and processed sections. An audit conducted in the department resulted in 21% of placental blocks showing features of poor processing. A microwave-assisted fixation procedure was introduced using the Micromed KOS microwave oven (ABACUS-ALS, Brisbane, Australia) for 2 h at 45°C. This resulted in an improvement in the quality of the sections with a zero failure rate on a subsequent audit.
Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank Dr Michael Krivanek and Gayle Callis for their advice in the preparation of this paper.
Disclosure statement
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