[Histonet] Prostate Needle Biopsies

[Terri Braud]

We cut levels x2 with no unstained.  We've never had a problem going back to a block for additional recuts or specials.  We date all our precut IHC slides (patient or control) with an expiration date of 6 weeks.  Slides cut for histochemistry stains seem to have no expiration. Hope this helps.

Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
Laboratory
Holy Redeemer Hospital
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
ph: 215-938-3689
fax: 215-938-3874
Care, Comfort, and Heal

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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:06:10 +0000
From: Martha Ward-Pathology <mward at wakehealth.edu>
Subject: [Histonet] Prostate needle biopsies
I am posting this question for our Histology manager.    For prostate needle biopsies how many levels and unstained slides are people cutting and also how long after the case is signed out is everyone keeping the unstained slides that have been cut?

Thanks in advance for everyone's help.

Martha Ward
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, NC 25157