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Table 9 Retrieval rates for rare tumors. Retrieval rate from all SPIN sites for the rare tumor type category: Breakdown by each rare tumor type at each institution (tumor blocks/all blocks). Retrieval rate for blocks with the presence of tumor for each rare tumor type category at each of the SPIN institution. (tumor blocks/all blocks)

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

 

n = 25

n = 25

n = 25

n = 25

n = 100

SPIN INSTITUTIONS

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Adrenal Cortical Ca

GIST

Mycosis Fungoides

ALL Rare Cases

PITTSBURGH

4%

96%

64%

80%

61%

UCLA

88%

36%

100%

80%

76%

INDIANA

68%

80%

80%

76%

76%

HARVARD

72%

60%

76%

72%

70%

ALL SPIN SITES

58%

68%

80%

77%

71%