Years ago, when I was in clinical histology, this was an issue being
debated by our staff. We had processed thousands of tonsils, and never
had a significant diagnosis. They were leaning in the direction of
going "gross only", when guess what - a lymphoma in a routine tonsil
from a 14 year old.
:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Linda Margraf
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] Submission of tonsils to Pathology - #2
Richard;
Our children's Hospital (Children's Medical Center Dallas where I a
f Of Richard Cartun
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Subject: [Histonet] Submission of tonsils to pathology
What is your policy on the submission of tonsils to pathology for examination
(gross or microscopic)? Thank you.
Richard
Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
Director, Histology &a
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[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Cartun
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 11:41 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] Submission of tonsils to Pathology - #2
I apologize; I should have stated my question differently. Our Children&
I apologize; I should have stated my question differently. Our Children's
Hospital wants to stop sending tonsils to Pathology unless the surgeon requests
pathological examination. An article published in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
Surgery (Nelson et al.) concluded that pathologic examination
Behalf Of Rene J Buesa
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Labelled "gross only".
René J.
--- On Fri, 6/3/11, Richard Cartun wrote:
From: Richard Cartun
Subject: [Histonet] Submission of ton
Labelled "gross only".
René J.
--- On Fri, 6/3/11, Richard Cartun wrote:
From: Richard Cartun
Subject: [Histonet] Submission of tonsils to pathology
To: "Histonet"
Date: Friday, June 3, 2011, 11:55 AM
What is your policy on the submission of tonsils to pathology for ex
What is your policy on the submission of tonsils to pathology for examination
(gross or microscopic)? Thank you.
Richard
Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
Director, Histology & Immunopathology
Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour
