December 12, 2018
A tale of two cores…

- Published: December 12, 2018
- By: David Bourne, MD
- Tags: Artifact, Casts, RBC, Red blood cells
Core “A” and “B” were taken from the same patient during the same biopsy procedure. The red blood cells within the tubules in core “B” represent a biopsy artifact sometimes seen when multiple passes are made during the same biopsy procedure. One confirmatory clue is the presence of red blood cells surrounding the periphery of core “B” – these are not present in core “A” which was likely the first core taken during the biopsy.