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Tissue Banking Overview: Washington University Medical Center

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8/21/2012<br />

Operating Procedures for Specimen Evaluation<br />

Supply H&E sections matching<br />

the provided tissue, with relevant<br />

areas of disease marked<br />

Oncology: areas of tumor,<br />

pre-malignant change,<br />

normal adjacent tissue,<br />

overall % tumor cellularity<br />

Atherosclerosis: areas of<br />

plaque (stable and<br />

unstable) vs. normal<br />

vessel wall<br />

Collection Limitations<br />

• Surgically Inaccessible<br />

Previous resection<br />

Brain metastasis<br />

Small cell lung cancer<br />

• Limiting Material<br />

FNA<br />

DCIS<br />

• Sampling Error<br />

Prostate cancer<br />

• Proper Collection Procedures<br />

Primary hospitals<br />

Academic centers<br />

• Insufficient Claim / Interest<br />

• Competition<br />

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