Cathy:

The checklist says nothing about retaining paraffin blocks "xcept when you
are dealing with children, their tissue is to be saved until they have
reached majority I believe."

Gary Gill

-----Original Message-----
From: Locallo, Catherine [mailto:CLocallo@childrensmemorial.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 7:52 AM
To: 'Gary Gill'; 'Horn, Hazel V'; 'Behnaz Sohrab';
histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: RE: PARAFFIN BLOCKS


Gary.

You can find the CAP checklist on their web site.  The address is
www.CAP.org. Look under laboratory inspection and checklist Section 8
Anatomic Pathology.

Cathy Locallo
Director Anatomic Pathology
Children's Memorial Hospital

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Gary Gill [SMTP:garygill@dcla.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, February 19, 2003 4:24 PM
> To:	'Horn, Hazel V'; Gary Gill; 'Behnaz Sohrab';
> histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	RE: PARAFFIN BLOCKS
> 
> Hazel:
> 
> Can you provide a link to a website that has such documentation?
> 
> Gary Gill
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Horn, Hazel V [mailto:HornHV@archildrens.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 4:59 PM
> To: 'Gary Gill'; 'Behnaz Sohrab'; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: RE: PARAFFIN BLOCKS
> 
> 
> Except when you are dealing with children, their tissue is to be saved
> until
> they have reached majority I believe.   
> Hazel   
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Gary Gill [SMTP:garygill@dcla.com]
> > Sent:	Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:08 PM
> > To:	'Behnaz Sohrab'; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > Subject:	RE: PARAFFIN BLOCKS
> > 
> > General Laboratory
> > Accession log records 2 years
> > Maintenance/instrument maintenance 2 years
> > Quality control records 2 years
> >  
> > Cytology
> > Slides (negative-unsatisfactory) 5 years
> > Slides (suspicious-positive) 5 years
> > Fine needle aspiration slides 10 years
> > Reports 10 years
> >  
> > Surgical Pathology (including bone marrows)
> > Wet tissue 2 weeks after final report
> > Paraffin blocks 10 years
> > Slides 10 years
> > Reports 10 years
> >  
> > See CAP's Retention of Laboratory Records and Materials:
> > 
> >  
> > Gary Gill
> >  
> >  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Behnaz Sohrab [mailto:SohrabB@wmmcpo.ah.org]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:25 PM
> > To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > Subject: PARAFFIN BLOCKS
> > 
> > 
> > We are having cap inspection in June. My pathologists are telling me
> that
> > CAP is requiring to keep the paraffin blocks for 10 years ?  Our policy
> at
> > present time is : Paraffin blocks 5 years
> >                               Slides 10 years
> >  I would love to hear from you all !  Thanks