Specimen Required

1. Submit tissue preserved in 10% formalin immediately following collection.
2. A Tissue Request Form must accompany specimen to laboratory. Affix a patient label to all copies of request form. Include the following:
   • Patient's complete name and hospital identification number
   • Date and time of service
   • Attending physician or surgeon (if not the attending physician)
   • Previous surgery relevant to the case
   • Radiation therapy
   • Doctor's pre-op diagnosis
   • Doctor's post op diagnosis
   • Pertinent abnormal laboratory or physical findings
   • Specific specimen source
   • Consulting or additional physicians

Note: Specimen source is required on request form for processing.

1. Label container with patient's name (first and last) or other unique identifier, patient's hospital identification number , date and time of collection, collector's initials, test(s) being ordered, and type of specimen.