[Histonet] TWO SPECIMENS IN ONE CONTAINER

[Cheasty, Sandra]

If the submitting physician does not choose to differentiate left from right, it's out of pathology's hands.  If the pathologist feels that this is not acceptable, (such as a left and right breast biopsy) she can address it directly with the submitting doc, through the institution's QI committee, change the lab's acceptance policy etc.  
With vas, most places would let the submitting doc make that choice to designate it or not.   When I gross 2 vas received in the same container, unless they are identical, I always ink one of them and dictate which one was inked. ("The longer-larger diameter-curved-etc specimen is inked black, serially sectioned, yadda-yadda-yadda")
If I was a doc doing vasectomies or tubals, I would want to know which side was which, just in case the path report came back stating that one of them was not vas or f. tube. But then again, physicians do many things that puzzle me.
Sandy

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Subject:	[Histonet] TWO SPECIMENS IN ONE CONTAINER

Hi, once more i am asking for your assistance, what are you guys doing, when two vas or fallopian tube come in one container? as i understand it, for compliance when one container one cassette, you cannot designate right and left unless indicated.am i barking up the wrong tree or is this the compliance issue so that all things are correct. help me out here.                     thanks
                           Dana

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