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Use of tissue ink to maintain identification of individual cores on needle biopsies of the prostate.

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  • P. B. Singh
  • N. K. Saw
  • A. Haq
  • R. A. Blades
  • Frank L. Martin
  • S. S. Matanhelia
  • C. M. Nicholson
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>09/2008
<mark>Journal</mark>Journal of Clinical Pathology
Issue number9
Volume61
Number of pages3
Pages (from-to)1055-1057
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Background: There is an increasing necessity to extract the maximum amount of information, beyond even a cancer diagnosis, from prostate biopsies. Thus, maintaining site-specific information regarding individual biopsy cores might be critical. Aim: To evaluate the applicability of employing tissue ink to maintain the identity of individual prostatic biopsy cores. Method: In this ongoing study, 12 core prostate biopsy specimens are sent to the laboratory in individual pots labelled according to anatomical site. The specimens are placed in two separate multi-compartment cassettes. They are inked with different colours to identify the site of origin from each lobe. The cassettes are then processed with a single paraffin block for each side; the six cores from each side can be mounted on a single slide. Results: The different colours used adhere well to the biopsy cores, thus maintaining the identity of each core. Six cores from each side are embedded in a single paraffin block and examined on a single slide, making it cost-effective, while maintaining high quality, accurate histopathological information. Conclusion: Differential inking of prostate biopsy cores is an easily applicable method that is cost-effective and provides tumour location information. Prostate biopsy data archived to maintain individual core information might be used to determine applicability of such information to predict extra-capsular extension by correlating with imaging and radical prostatectomy findings, and for treatment planning.