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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
*This rule applies to extra blocks and levels. | *This rule applies to any case with extra blocks and/or levels requested by the pathologist. | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
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! Examples | ! Examples | ||
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| All specimens with extra blocks | | All specimens with extra blocks requested by the pathologist | ||
| 0. | | 0.333 L4E/additional block | ||
| 1 extra block (EB) = 0. | | 1 extra block (EB) = 0.333 L4E, 2 EB = 0.667 L4E, 3 EB = 1 L4E, 4 EB = 1.333 L4E | ||
| colorectal cancer in 33 blocks with 11 lymph nodes, 3 more blocks submitted = 11 L4E ([[L4E rule | | colorectal cancer in 33 blocks with 11 lymph nodes, 3 more blocks submitted = 11 L4E ([[L4E rule 4 (2014)|rule 9]]) + 1 L4E (rule 6) | ||
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| All specimens with levels | | All specimens with levels requested by the pathologist | ||
| 0.15 L4E/3 levels | | 0.15 L4E/3 levels (or 1 L1/3 levels) | ||
| 1-3 levels = 0.15 L4E, 4-6 levels = 0.3 L4E, 7-9 levels = 0.45 L4E | | 1-3 levels = 0.15 L4E, 4-6 levels = 0.3 L4E, 7-9 levels = 0.45 L4E | ||
| normal colorectal mucosa submitted as polyp + 3 deepers cut = 0.5 + 0.15 L4E | | normal colorectal mucosa submitted as polyp + 3 deepers cut = 0.5 + 0.15 L4E | ||
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*The above is in relation to the routine of the laboratory. If a lab routinely cuts 1 one slide for a particular type of case and the pathologist orders 3 deepers this rule applies. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[L4E rules of 2014]]. | *[[L4E rules of 2014]]. | ||
*[[L4E rule 6 (2018)]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||