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Table 2 Retrieval rates for common tumors. Retrieval rate from all SPIN sites for the common tumor type category: (a) Percentage case retrieval by each common tumor type (cases/total cases). Case retrieval rate for each tumor types in the common tumors category. (cases/total cases)

From: Availability and quality of paraffin blocks identified in pathology archives: A multi-institutional study by the Shared Pathology Informatics Network (SPIN)

 

n = 100

n = 100

n = 100

n = 100

n = 400

 

Breast

Colon

Lung

Prostate

ALL Common Cases

% case retrieval (all blocks)

93%

85%

94%

84%

89%

% case retrieval (Blocks with Tumor)

74%

81%

84%

54%

73%