Here is our basic microtomy protocol: BMT - 3 H&Es, each has a ribbon, plus PAS, Retic, Perls Liver bx - 3 H&Es, each has a ribbon plus Retic, Trichrome, Perls, Renal bx - 4 H&Es, each has a short ribbon plus PAS, PMS, trichrome - on slides with gloms Breast bx - 3 H&Es, each has a ribbon Derm bx - 4 H&Es, each has a ribbon, one Path likes AP PAS on all punch bx's GIT bx - 3 H&Es, each has a ribbon, plus HP
all other small bx's get 3 H&Es, each with a ribbon and then we wait for the orders for levels and deepers and..and...and AbuDhabiAnnie On 25 March 2010 00:19, hymclab <hymclab.hymc...@ministryhealth.org> wrote: > We follow the same practice as Susan. Our Pathologists would rather have > more than less!!! > > Dawn > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto: > histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sue > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:08 PM > To: anita dudley > Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: Re: [Histonet] number of slides > > We do three levels on all diagnostic biopsies. Liver and Kidney also get > upfront special stains, as do gastric biopsies (h pylori) We did cut down on > extra unstained slides since we were discarding most of them. As far as > stopping levels, my pathologist thinks it goes against standard of care. As > for prostate biopsies, they are so small any more, that we are thinking o > cutting 4 slides staining 1and 4 for H&E and holding 2 and 3 for possible > IHC. We are finding that when we have to go back there is minimal tumor for > IHC demonstration. > > Susan T. Paturzo > Thomas Jefferson University Hospital > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachments may > contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the > designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, > you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error > and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of > it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in > error, please notify the sender at the electronic mail address noted above > and destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments. Thank you > for your cooperation. > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > -- Anne van Binsbergen (Hope) Abu Dhabi UAE _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet