[Histonet] Prostate Needle Biopsies

[Cindy DuBois]

I just love this list.  It has helped me so much to do the best job I can.
Now to my question:
    How do other labs prepare their prostate biopsies?  I am talking about
do you separate each biopsy into its' own cassette (whether they are
received this way or not)?  Or do you put everything that is received in one
specimen bottle into one cassette (inking them)?

We have a debate going on at our lab right now as to which way is best.

I like to know when I am embedding that there will only be one biopsy in
each cassette rather than having to look up the case to find out how many
there are suppose to be and making sure I get them all in the mold and on
the same plane.  I have one pathologist who agrees with me.

My co-workers and the PA want them one block per each container so there are
less blocks to process and cut.

Our other two pathologists say they don't have a preference.

I would like to know what the consensus is on these two methods, or does
anyone else have a better way of processing these things.

Thank you in advance for your help in this matter,

Cindy DuBois, HT ASCP
DELTA PATHOLOGY ASSOC.
STOCKTON, CA