No I understand fully what you are saying. Have a great weekend.
On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Lester Raff MD <lr...@uropartners.com>wrote: > Thanks for the explanation! I didn't mean to jump on anyone, after all, > it's Friday! > > 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 9:07 AM > To: Lester Raff MD > Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: Re: [Histonet] PROTOCOL FOR COLOR CODING BIOPSY CASSETTES > > My Bad for not explaining fully - not all prostate biopsies do get PIN4, > additional sections are cut and saved for possible future requests on > prostate biopsies. This cannot be done automatically for the very > reason > you describe. My intention was to point out that we separated these out > so > that the cutters would know to cut the additional sections. > > My apologies for not fully explaining this. > > Vikki > > On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Lester Raff MD > <lr...@uropartners.com>wrote: > > > "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 > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet