[Histonet] using patient blocks for positive IHC controls

[Rene J Buesa]

This is mostly an individual institution decision and if the block is from a case old enough as to be in the list to dispose off, there cannot be any restrictions because it is going to be disposed off anyway.
René J.

--- On Tue, 1/13/09, Cathy Boyd <catbo50 <@t> yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Cathy Boyd <catbo50 <@t> yahoo.com>
Subject: [Histonet] using patient blocks for positive IHC controls
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 3:55 PM

Does anyone know if there are  any regulations on how much tissue you can cut
from a patient block?  We currently use known positive patient slides for our
IHC positive control slides?  One of our pathologist questioned if we could use
an entire patient block ,cutting through the block for controls as long as the
slide was still positive.  Or is this an individual institution decision?  She
was especially concerned about CAP.


  
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