[Histonet] Prostate needle core protocols

[Patrick Laurie]

Our lab cuts 1 ribbon, takes a H&E and an Unstained parallel on the
top of the slide, goes in about 16-20 microns, repeats the process 3
more times with sections on the top and bottom of 2 slides for H&E
with a parallel unstained.

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Laurie Colbert
<laurie.colbert <@t> huntingtonhospital.com> wrote:
> We cut basically the same as you do - cut a ribbon and pick up two
> sections on one slide for H&E and two unstained sections on another
> slide; then cut in only about 8 microns and repeat two more times - for
> a total of 3 H&E slides and 3 unstained slides.
>
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> Clark
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> Subject: [Histonet] Prostate needle core protocols
>
> Hi all, my doc's want to know what protocol others use for cutting
> needle core biopsies of prostate.  We cut a serial ribbon pick up one
> for H&E and the rest are kept as unstained slides, than trim in about
> 16-20 microns and take another serial section same as above and than
> repeat a third time.  How do other labs cut their prostates biopsies?
>
>
>
> Joanne Clark, HT
>
> Histology Supervisor
>
> Pathology Consultants of New Mexico
>
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Patrick Laurie HT(ASCP)QIHC
CellNetix Pathology & Laboratories
1124 Columbia Street, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98104
plaurie <@t> cellnetix.com