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SOP No. 002 Prostate Tissue Collection and Sampling   Add to my SOP compendium

BRD ID: 2,001

Source: PCBN Tier: SOP Number of times downloaded: 2486

Description

This document describes protocols for the collection of prostate tissues by resection and specimen transport to the pathology lab for further processing and preservation by snap-freezing in OCT medium or formalin fixation. This document is used by specimen collection sites located at Johns Hopkins University and the New York University School of Medicine collection sites. It also includes steps for the collection and preservation by snap-freezing of prostatic/seminal fluid and seminal vesicles. It is a product of the Prostate Cancer Biorepository Network (PCBN) and is available at: http://www.prostatebiorepository.org/protocols.

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PCBN.SOP02.v1.4_Prostate_Tissue_Collection_and_Sampling.pdf [Size: 74 KB]

Biospecimens
  • Tissue - Prostate
  • Fluid - Other
Diagnoses
  • Neoplastic - Carcinoma
Topics
  • Biospecimen Acquisition
  • Biospecimen Processing
  • Biospecimen Preservation
  • Storage

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