Special Stain, Halls Bile
Also known as: BILE SS
Use
Hall’s Bile (Halls Bile) special stain is a histochemical stain used for the demonstration of bile pigment in tissue specimens. As a stain‑and‑return (technical) service, it provides histological contrast to identify bile in tissue sections and assists in histopathological evaluation.
Special Instructions
Anatomic Pathology Test Request Form (ARUP form #32960) is recommended for submission. Submit via electronic request or use the ARUP Anatomic Pathology form with ARUP client number. Transport specimens in an ARUP tissue transport kit (#47808), available via eSupply or ARUP Client Services.
Limitations
Specimen must be representative tissue or cellblock; depleted or nonrepresentative specimens are unacceptable. Frozen specimens are unacceptable. Slides/blocks must be protected from excessive heat; transport in cooled container during summer. The service is a stain‑and‑return technical service only—no interpretive or diagnostic reporting is provided.
New York Approved
Methodology
Other
Biomarkers
Result Turnaround Time
1-5 days
Related Documents
For more information, please review the documents below
Specimen
Tissue (FFPE)
Volume
Not provided
Minimum Volume
1 slide
Container
Tissue block or 2 unstained positively charged slides
Collection Instructions
Formalin fix (10% neutral buffered formalin preferred) and paraffin embed specimen (cells into cellblock). Transport tissue block or 2 unstained (3‐ to 5‑micron thick) positively charged slides in tissue transport kit (ARUP supply #47808).
Storage Instructions
Room temperature or refrigerated; ship in cooled container during summer months.
Causes for Rejection
Nonrepresentative tissue type; depleted specimens
Stability Requirements
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room Temperature | Indefinitely |
| Refrigerated | Indefinitely |
| Frozen | Unacceptable |