, Timothy
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 11:36 PM
To: Trini; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Recuts/deepers
What are the reasons they ask for recuts? The answer to that will give you some
ideas. For instance, did they not get a full face with margins the first time
I have actually had some success in reducing recuts, and attribute to a couple
of things.
1. Are pathologists are now measured on a case TAT without any
exceptions. (before they could exclude cases for additional
work/stains-(including recuts), held for fixation, decal...). They are
We, too, had an excess of recuts and deepers. After careful study, it
was found the majority were due to a preference for certain
pathologists, but many were due to poor grossing / poor processing, and
a few were due to tech error with tech error being the least number of
the categories
We
Hello histonetters!
Could I please get some help/advice/ideas on how to reduce recut/deeper
requests? What does your lab do to reduce that? Would you say embedding is
partially the problem? Such as small tissue embedded with bigger tissue? Etc?
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[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Trini
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 4:28 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Recuts/deepers
Hello histonetters!
Could I please get some help/advice/ideas on how to reduce recut/deeper
requests? What
