Preferred Specimen(s) *Breast lump *Pilonidal sinus *Fistula/Sinus *Lymph Node *Ovarian Cyst *Eyeball (Non tumorous) *Gall bladder *Prostate (TURP) / Enucleation * Superficial lumps (more than one cm, less than 05 cm) *Brain & Spinal cord tumors *Small excision biopsies (lass than 5 cm) *Uterus with cervix without tubes/ovaries/Fibroids *Fibroids only *Products of conception, Liver biopsy (core), Renal biopsy(core), Skin biopsy, Bone biopsy (small) (For bone biopsy, please send preoperative radiograph. For liver and kidney core biopsy, please provide necessary clinical and laboratory parameters. For skin biopsy, preliminary clinical diagnosis/differential diagnosis should be provided with relevant clinical details. Uterus without tubes/ovary/fibroids will be included in this category.)
Instructions Send specimens only in 10% Neutral Buffered Formaldehyde (NBF) with formalin as health hazard label signs on container.
Transport Container Screw cap and spill proof container
Transport Temperature Room temperature
Reject Criteria Autolysed tissue
Methodology Gross and Microscopic examination