"Lavender - Prostate biopsies (short run also PIN4 built into protocol)"
No! No! NO! This is why we are running into trouble on reimbursements!!! PIN4 should NOT be done routinely. If you mean cutting a slide for potential PIN4, that's fine, but no pathologist should automatically be doing a PIN4 on every prostate biopsy Lester J. Raff, MD Medical Director UroPartners Laboratory 2225 Enterprise Dr. Suite 2511 Westchester, Il 60154 Tel 708.486.0076 Fax 708.492.0203 -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Victoria Baker Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 8:53 AM To: Bernadette del Rosario Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] PROTOCOL FOR COLOR CODING BIOPSY CASSETTES Hi Bernadette, I know of several different color code set ups. Pink - breast tissue (usually has separate processing cycle for ER/PR....) Lt. Green - biopsy tissue (has separate processing cycle - short run) Tan - bone marrow (has special stains and IHC built into the protocol) Lavender - Prostate biopsies (short run also PIN4 built into protocol) Aqua - skin/derm specimens Red - "stat" or "rush" specimens" Grey - urate crystal (special processing) White - all other surgical material including breast tissue that does not require special protocols Blue - autopsy material In some labs they correspond the cassettes and the slides (green cassette = green slide). In this context you will look at having both regular (superfrost) and plus slides available as well. There really isn't a set protocol it is more a way of easy identification for processing and also which case/specimen take priority. Faster identification for loading of processors (breast tissue, biopsy, priority cases) ,embedding (priority and embedding orientation), cutting (special stains, add'l sections etc). I'm not fond of the red cassettes because they are difficult to read if not imprinted properly, but that color stood out best and most techs associated it with 'move it out fast'. I did get a chuckle when a tech once asked me why we had lavender for prostate biopsies and I had to tell him that the blue had already been taken ;-). One other thing that I had consternation about was putting fatty breast tissue from a reduction in white because of grossing/processing issues. I could not get assistance through the Doc's for this so there were re-pro's until I was able to get ALL breast tissue put on the longer processing cycle. It didn't make me a lot of friends in the grossing area though. For the biopsies you may want to be sure you have matching mesh cassettes. The lavender ones I usually always used mesh. Look at what your specimen types will be and associate them with something that is easily recognized by staff. There isn't a set protocol for it though. Sorry and I hope this helps. Vikki On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Bernadette del Rosario < badzros...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Good day histonetters.We are a new university hospital and setting up > histopatholology lab.I used to work with white biopsy cassettes only but > not technicolors.Got this boss who ask me protocols on colored cassettes > etc...No idea about this.Is there any standard pattern which i can just > base and copy (example skin-yellow;breast-pink etc..)Im trying to surf in > the net but cant find..Please someone help me??? > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet