Good Practice Guide 9: Reporting, recording and auditing B5 core biopsies with normal/benign surgery

Good Practice Guide 9: Reporting, recording and auditing B5 core biopsies with normal/benign surgery PDF 503Kb

Published November 2007

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With the use of larger core biopsies at assessment, there are an increasing number of cases where the whole lesion may be removed and subsequent histology from open surgical biopsy shows no evidence of cancer. This creates issues about patient support and also data recording. This document sets out guidance for these cases and covers the following aspects:

  • multi-disciplinary review
  • patient handling and support
  • data recording and entry
  • audit

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