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[Richard Cartun]

Here at Hartford Hospital we do the following for biopsies:

Prostate:  5 slides (1, 3, and 5 - H&E/2 and 4 - unstain)

Lung:  5 slides (1, 3, and 5 - H&E/2 and 4 - unstain)

Breast:  7 slides (1, 4, and 7 - H&E/ 2 ,3, 5, and 6 - unstain)

Transplant heart:  8 slides (1, 3, 5, and 7 - H&E/2, 4, 6, and 8 - unstain)

Richard

Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D.
Director, Histology & Immunopathology
Director, Biospecimens
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT  06102
(860) 545-1596
(860) 545-0174 Fax

>>> <Debra.Ortiz <@t> uchospitals.edu> 3/31/2009 10:30 AM >>>
We are currently handling all prostate, lung, heart, and breast biopsies
as fine needle biopsies (FNB). We cut 10 slides 3 of which are used for
H&E's and the rest as unstained plus slides. What has happened is that
we throw thousands of unused expensive slides a year because they are
not used. Is there a general standard in practice out there for FNBs?
Unfortunately, with the economy the way it is; and trying always to find
ways to bring down expenses this seems counteractive.

 

Thank you

Debi

 

Debra Ann Ortiz

Chief Medical Technologist

The University of Chicago Medical Center

Room E-602-A

5841 S. Maryland Avenue

Chicago, Il 60637

phone: 773.702.5237

 

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