Small tissue pieces should be placed between Sponges or filtered into a Mesh Bag.
In these cases, the use of mesh bags/sponges must be documented in the gross description. The standard templates in Dragon have been modified (see list below).
For grossers, any use of mesh bags or sponges NOT already in the templates must be ADDED.
For pathologists, please be aware of this change in the final reports.
Mesh Bag | Sponges | Either |
Heart biopsy | Breast biopsy | Generic biopsies |
Liver biopsy | Prostate biopsies | Outreach biopsies |
Endometrial curettage (EMC) | GI biopsies | |
Endometrial biopsy | Skin biopsies | |
Cervical biopsy | Core biopsies | |
Heme aspirates and bone marrow biopsies | ||
POCs and Moles | ||
Sinus contents |