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[Jacqueline Farnsworth]

We file all our blank slides with the stained slides. That way we can always go back to them rather than cutting any more on an already minute piece of tissue remaining.  Also, for legal reasons, what if the blanks that are discarded contained tumor?  (or NO tumor)  IE: Showing something other than what the original stained slides showed.


Jacqueline Farnsworth
Anatomic Pathology, Tech III
Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary Laboratory Services

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Cartun [Rcartun <@t> harthosp.org]
Sent: March 31, 2009 1:45 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Debra.Ortiz <@t> uchospitals.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] (no subject)

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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