[Histonet] RE: standard for sm bx microtomy

[Kienitz, Kari]

Do you have a maximum number of pieces of tissue per block? I work for a GI lab also.  My slides go out to a hospital path group who insist only 5 pieces of tissue per block.  Of course this adds a lot of extra work on  many cases...just wondering?

Kari Kienitz, HT(ASCP)
The Oregon Clinic - Portland GI


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Subject: [Histonet] RE: standard for sm bx microtomy

We are a GI lab and I do 3 levels on each block, 3 sections on each slide

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Subject: [Histonet] FW: standard for sm bx microtomy

Hi,

Is there is a standard used for small biopsy Microtomy?  I am wondering how other sites cut their biopsies (ie the number of sections per slide and the amount of roughing in between sections)?  I am also curious about the number of slides per biopsy.

Thanks for your help,



Sharon Allen

Senior Medical Technologist

Neuropathology Lab-MS435U

Health Sciences Centre

820 Sherbrook Street

Winnipeg,MB, CA

R3A 1R9

e-mail: sallen <@t> dsmanitoba.ca




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