When I request deeper cuts of a paraffin block, I'm usually looking for a focal lesion that didn't show up in the first section. I don't usually order a recut because of a crappy slide, knowing that what I'll get is another crappy slide. I'd actually prefer to write a very brief note explaining what I'm looking for. Since I usually want to examine the block before asking for the recut, I tell the technologist then. Thus
cervix - can't find the dysplasia skin - not sure we're down to the lesion in question breast - looking for calcifications The fixable quality issue I'd be thinking of is - am I providing the pathologist with enough sections? (More than one slide, more than one ribbon on one slide.) One short ribbon on one slide isn't always enough. I've never encountered the problem of a pathologist ordering too many deepers, but it isn't a problem that another pathologist in the practice would be likely to notice. Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Knoxville TN _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet