For needle core breast biopsies, we cut several unstained slides - 3 levels and 2 unstained serials at each level.
For vacuum assisted breast biopsies, which have much more tissue and many more blocks, we are finding that we are wasting a lot of slides cutting so many unstained. However, just yesterday, we had a case with 16 blocks, but two of them had DCIS with a question of microinvasion that would not have been confirmed without the serials for the IHC. So, our question is, how are you handling the vacuum assisted biopsies? Thanks for your help! j Joyce Weems Pathology Manager 678-843-7376 Phone 678-843-7831 Fax joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org<mailto:joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org> www.saintjosephsatlanta.org<http://www.saintjosephsatlanta.org/> 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30342 This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Saint Joseph's Hospital and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
