摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for treating a tissue sample, in which manual handling of the tissue sample is reduced.SOLUTION: The method for treating a tissue sample includes the steps of: placing at least one tissue sample on a tissue cassette which has a retaining member, a base, and at least one biasing element; placing the at least one tissue sample in the tissue cassette; attaching the retaining member to the base to retain the tissue sample; treating the tissue sample in the tissue cassette with one or more solvents; and embedding the tissue sample in paraffin to form a portion of paraffin in which the tissue sample is embedded in the tissue cassette (the embedding comprises adding molten paraffin to the interior area of the tissue cassette and allowing the paraffin to become solid). |