<br><font size=2 face="Arial">This sounds, at the least, unscrupulous. I could see if he was asking to exhaust the block to <b>ensure</b> no pathology was missed in the entire sample - but to keep someone else from requesting additional work on the block??? If this is the case, it sounds like CYA in case he missed something - destroy the block so no one can prove him wrong, or sue him over a missed lesion? It's been known to happen. I've 'heard of' melanoma lesions appearing in deeper sections taken a few years after the initial diagnosis of "benign nevus". Never take your job for granted. Someone's life depends on your skills every single day. No pressure.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Jackie O'<br>
</font>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<table width=100%>
<tr valign=top>
<td>
<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>"Tague, Curtis" <CTague@ahs.llumc.edu></b></font>
<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Sent by: histonet-admin@lists.utsouthwestern.edu</font>
<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">11/14/2003 02:12 PM</font>
<br>
<td><font size=1 face="Arial"> </font>
<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif"> To: "Cindy DuBois" <ccdub@earthlink.net></font>
<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif"> cc: "Histonet \(E-mail\)" <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu></font>
<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif"> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Exhaust Block</font></table>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">i hope you get paid by the hour, that's rediculous!<br>
<br>
have fun,<br>
curt<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: histonet-admin@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<br>
[mailto:histonet-admin@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]On Behalf Of Cindy<br>
DuBois<br>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:51<br>
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<br>
Subject: [Histonet] Exhaust Block<br>
<br>
<br>
We have a pathologist who recently decided that if the specimen doesn't show<br>
a disease process (ie, no pathological abnormality) we must "exhaust the<br>
block". This means (to him) to make 3 additional levels (H&E's), then cut<br>
through the rest of the tissue leaving nothing in the block. We are suppose<br>
to do this to keep the patient or referring physician from requesting<br>
further testing on the block. So far we only have to do this with skin<br>
biopsies, but I am afraid he will soon want it for everything else. This is<br>
extremely time consuming!<br>
<br>
Do other labs out there do this? I am just curious.<br>
<br>
Cindy DuBois, HT ASCP<br>
Delta Pathology Assoc.<br>
Stockton, CA <br>
<br>
<br>
_______________________________________________<br>
Histonet mailing list<br>
Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<br>
http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet<br>
<br>
Confidentiality Note:<br>
<br>
The preceding e-mail message (including any attachments) contains information that may be confidential, protected by applicable legal privileges, or constitute non-public information. It is intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
_______________________________________________<br>
Histonet mailing list<br>
Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<br>
http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet<br>
</font>
<br>
<br>