My lab cuts 7 slides on prostate needles, H&E on 1, 4, &7. The rest are 
retained for possible IHC.
We do go through a lot of +slides as our usual specimen consists of 6-8 
separate biopsies from various sites in the organ, but our pathologists feel that 
the expense is a necessary evil.


Steven M. Crocheire, HT(ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
LifePath Partners @ Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA 01104
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