Ultrasonic-based OCT-removal from solid tumor biopsies.

A new method for proteomic studies of OCT-embedded samples based on ultrasound energy is proposed. The cleaning of OCT from mouse kidney embedded tissues were evaluated through the aid of ultrasound energy, with two different frequencies. Simultaneously, vortex agitation was used as control. The optimized method obtained was then applied in human tumor kidney biopsies including chromophobe renal cell carcinomas (chRCC) and renal oncocytomas (RO).