Table 2

 Turnaround time for bone marrow trephine biopsy specimens including first panel of immunohistochemistry

ProcedureTime (h)Procedure completion on day
1Fixation20–241
2Decalcification61
3Processing and embedding12–162
4Sectioning for haematoxylin and eosin, special stains and first panel of immunostains12
5Staining procedures including first panel of immunostains63