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F Harris, C Fragkopoulou , V Dabbagh , G M Nandwani, S K Addla .

Impact on histo-pathological reporting with different specimen collection protocols for TRUS biopsy of the prostate. F Harris, C Fragkopoulou , V Dabbagh , G M Nandwani, S K Addla. Specimen Collection Techniques. Protocol 1 All specimens from one side sent in a single pot

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F Harris, C Fragkopoulou , V Dabbagh , G M Nandwani, S K Addla .

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  1. Impact on histo-pathological reporting with different specimen collection protocols for TRUS biopsy of the prostate. F Harris, C Fragkopoulou, V Dabbagh, G M Nandwani, S K Addla.

  2. Specimen Collection Techniques • Protocol 1 • All specimens from one side sent in a single pot • The technician in pathology lab individually separates them and fixes them on sponges • Protocol 2 • Specimen fixed into individual cassettes and sent to pathology lab

  3. Aim & Methods • To assess the histo-pathological concordance of number of cores with • Protocol 1 • Protocol 2 • Parameters assessed • Cancer diagnosis • Core length • Concordance in number of cores sent and reported

  4. Results • Protocol 1 • Feb 2010 – May 2010 • Patients 61 • Specimen pots 138 • Protocol 2 • Apr 2011 – Aug 2011 • Patients 74 • Specimen pots 163

  5. Results Mean PSA = 13.96 Mean age = 65 years

  6. Results

  7. Results – Number of cores sent & reported

  8. Biopsy number-concordance

  9. Conclusion • Overall 50% of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer in Protocol 2 compared to Protocol 1 (42.6%) • Improvement in concordance in Protocol 2 from 56.5% to 81.0% • Protocol 2 now standard

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