Pre-Analytics of Pathological Specimens in Oncology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dietel, Manfred (Editor), Wittekind, Christian (Editor), Bussolati, Gianni (Editor), Winterfeld, Moritz von (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Recent Results in Cancer Research, 199
• Subjects: Medicine.; Laboratory medicine.; Oncology.; Pathology.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Laboratory Medicine.

This book presents an overview of the most important current developments in the pre-analytical handling of tissue. It addresses in particular potential ways to improve the situation whereby methods employed in the pre-analytical phase – the period from surgical removal of tissue to the start of pat...

Table of Contents:

• What Is Pre-Analytics in Surgical Pathology?
• Histologic Validation of Vacuum Sealed Formalin
• Free Tissue Preservation and Transport System
• Pre-Analytics and Molecular Pathology
• Experiences in Vacuum Preparation of Routine Specimens
• Tissue Heterogeneity as a Pre-Analytical Source of Variability
• Vacuum Fixation of Breast Specimens Before Grossing
• How Do Short Fixation and Rapid Microwave Processing Affect Her2 Testing?
• Current Projects in Pre-Analytics – Where to Go?
• Nucleic Acid Extraction from FFPE Tissue as Critical Preanalytic Step for NGS Applications
• Experiences With Pre-Analytics of Lung Specimen
• Experiences With Pre-Analytics of GI-Specimen
• Bone Marrow Work-Up
• Two-Temperature Fixation Preserves Activation Status with High Efficiency
• Towards the Lean Lab. The Industry Challenge.  .