[Histonet] formalin in OR

[Greg Dobbin]

Hi Nancy,
All routine specimens in our hospital are placed in formalin in the OR.
Breast lumps and mastectomy specimens are sent up fresh so that they arrive
STAT (to minimize cold ischemic times) and lymph nodes for lymphoma
protocol are also sent up fresh. [*they actually send sentinel nodes up
fresh too- it was just less confusing*]

Diagnostic Imaging will place routine needle core biopsies directly in
formalin (e.g needle cores of breast, prostate, non-lympoma lymph nodes and
other misc. tissue masses). Lymph node cores for lymphoma protocol and
renal cores are sent to the lab fresh, in a container on saline soaked
Telfa pads.

Endoscopy places all of their specimens directly in formalin. The derm
clinic will place all routine skins directly into formalin but specimens
destined for immunofluoresence are sent up to the lab fresh in a container
on saline soaked Telfa pads. EBUS specimens are split between Cytology and
Histology...the histo specimens go directly into formalin.

Greg

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