@article{9871,
  author = {Andrew A. Renshaw and Richard Kish and Edwin W. Gould},
  title = {The value of inking breast cores to reduce specimen mix-up.},
  abstract = {<p>Accidental switching of tissue specimens in the histology laboratory can result in significant medical error. We sought to evaluate inking breast core needle specimens as a method to reduce the chance of specimen mix-up. We sequentially inked 1,000 consecutive breast core specimens with 6 different colors. Review of the color of the ink revealed 3 discrepancies: 1 related to blocks being switched, 1 related to incorrect labeling, and 1 was a typographical error. Inking of breast core specimens is a simple, inexpensive, and effective way to help reduce the chance of specimen mix-up.</p>},
  year = {2007},
  journal = {Am J Clin Pathol},
  volume = {127},
  pages = {271-2},
  month = {02/2007},
  issn = {0002-9173},
  language = {eng},
}