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A tissue floater, also floater, is a contaminant that is transferred to the slide some time during tissue processing.[1]

Floaters are considered to be near-misses, as they can lead to misdiagnoses if not identified as such.[2]

Management

  • Tissue that cannot be definitely identified as a floater may require identity testing, using short tanden repeat (STR) DNA testing.[3]

See also

References

  1. Platt, E.; Sommer, P.; McDonald, L.; Bennett, A.; Hunt, J. (Jun 2009). "Tissue floaters and contaminants in the histology laboratory.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 133 (6): 973-8. doi:10.1043/1543-2165-133.6.973. PMID 19492892.
  2. Smith, ML.; Raab, SS. (Nov 2011). "Assessment of latent factors contributing to error: addressing surgical pathology error wisely.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 135 (11): 1436-40. doi:10.5858/arpa.2011-0334-OA. PMID 22032570.
  3. Mosse, CA.; Stumph, JR.; Best, DH.; Vnencak-Jones, CL. (Sep 2009). "A B-cell lymphoma diagnosed in floater tissue: implications of the diagnosis and resolution of a laboratory error.". Am J Med Sci 338 (3): 248-51. doi:10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181a88dc0. PMID 19745614.