Museum techniques

Museum techniques

• A pathological museum is a place where pathological specimens are deposited, catalogued, maintained & exhibited.
• Specimens collection
• Preservers sample
• Morphological studies of specimens

Uses of pathology museum

• A well organised pathology museum serves many purposes.
• A permanent collection of common pathological conditions for post graduate education.
• A collection of rare & interesting specimens.
• A collection of specimens which can be used in medical exhibitions, vivas, lectures & demonstration

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• A permanent source of histologic & pathologic material for teaching
• Research
• Exhibition
• Publication

Preparation of specimens

• Gross trimming & dissection must be carried out immediately to show the lesion as far as possible
• The specimen should be washed in normal saline only but not with water because washing with water result in haemolysis & it cause discolouration of final mounting media.
• Before fixation specimens should be photographed in their natural colour.

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• Solid organs can be sliced & placed flat on paraffin trays or cork boards & covered with cotton soaked in a formalin based fixative.
• Cystic or hollow organs should be stuffed with cotton soaked in formalin to preserve their natural shape.
• Segments of intestine should be opened along the anti-mesentric edge &I placed flat on paraffin trays or pinned on cork boards & covered with cotton soaked in formalin

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