[Histonet] Protocol: Saving unstained slides...

[Greg Dobbin]

Hi Daniel,
All of our "blanks" are saved for a short time (ie 2-4 weeks) just in
case, but those from cases that have very little tissue left in the
block or small malignant foci are filed with the H&E slides (and any
other stained slides of course) that go with the case. The idea is that
if in 2 years we want to restain the tumour for something new or (heaven
forbid!) a re-check, the pathologist would generally be asking to see
the original H&E's anyway; and at that time we would discover that
indeed blanks do exist on the case already.
Hope this helps (Disclaimer-I'm in Canada and none of this response
necessarily addresses either CAP or CLIA regulations).
Cheers!
Greg

Greg Dobbin, R.T.
Chief Technologist, Anatomic Pathology
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
P.O. Box 6600
Charlottetown, PE    C1A 8T5
Phone: (902) 894-2337
Fax: (902) 894-2385

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Greg Dobbin, R.T.
Chief Technologist, Anatomic Pathology
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
P.O. Box 6600
Charlottetown, PE    C1A 8T5
Phone: (902) 894-2337
Fax: (902) 894-2385

"Success is not the key to happiness. 
Happiness is the key to success. 
If you love what you are doing, 
you will be successful." 
- Albert Schweitzer


>>> "Daniel Schneider" <dlschneider <@t> gmail.com> 9/11/2008 12:40 PM >>>
I thought I'd poll the histonet community on an issue we're facing:

On needle biopsies for tumor, what, if any, is your protocol
for making unstained slides "on the front end" for potential use with
immunostains later (so that the specimen isn't exhausted producing
levels x
3, and you have good sections of tumor for immunostains)?

Is this protocol followed on all needle biopsies for tumor?

And what happens to any unused, unstained slides?  Are they discarded
(if
so, after how long?) or kept indefinitely?

Thanks for your input!
Daniel Schneider
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