Submitting a Consult

Samples for diagnoses may be sent by express delivery service or regular mail. We request that the glass tissue slides be sent along with any available duplicate slides. Completed or pending surgical pathology reports (including gross description) are required. A paraffin tissue block is not necessary for most cases, but for cases with particularly difficult differential diagnoses, a block may be included. In general, more than 90% of our cases are accomplished from the original slides.

In almost all cases, we return diagnoses by telephone and/or fax within the day of receipt. Most other cases are completed the following morning, particularly if the case is received in the afternoon rather than by expedited morning delivery. Slides are returned by First Class mail unless other arrangements are made. We usually retain duplicate or selected glass slides, documenting in the report which slides are retained. We therefore share the responsibility of archiving patient records with the initial laboratory. If these retained slides are needed at a later date, they are immediately available.

Requests for consultations should be sent to:

Attn. Dr. David L. Page, Breast Consultation Service
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Pathology
C-3321 Medical Center North
Nashville, TN 37232-2561
Phone: 615-343-0072

or

Attn. Roy A. Jensen, M.D.
Director, Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute
William R. Jewell, MD, Distinguished
Kansas Masonic Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
4030 Robinson
Mail Stop 1027
Kansas City KS 66160-7312
Phone: 913-588-4700

or

Attn. Bernadette K. McLaren, M.D.
The Delta Pathology Group, L.L.P.
2915 Missouri St.
Shreveport, LA  71109
Phone: 318-621-8820
Fax: 318-621-9525
Email: bmclare@deltapathology.com

Should you have any questions, our phone number is (615) 343-0072 in Nashville, (913) 588-4700 in Kansas City, or (318) 621-8820 in Shreveport.