Specimen Categories

Specimen A

Pertains to specimens only requiring transfer from containers to tissue cassettes.

• Endometrium

• Colonic series

• Breast core biopsies

Examples of Specimen A:

Specimen B

Pertains to specimens requiring transfer, but with standard sampling, counting, weighing, or slicing.

• Small skin biopsy

• Small lipoma

• Cervical LLETZ

Examples of B:

Specimen C

Pertains to specimens requiring simple dissection with sampling needing a low level of diagnostic assessment and/or preparation.

• Prepuce

• Haemorrhoids

• Gallbladder

• Appendix

Examples of C:

Specimen D

Pertains to specimens requiring dissection &

sampling needing a moderate level of diagnostic

assessment.

• Salivary gland tumor

• Large intestine

• Pigmented skin lesions

• Skin with markers

Examples of Specimen D:

Specimen E

Pertains to specimens requiring complex

dissection & sampling methods.

• Thyroid

• Testis

• Breast cancer

• Uterus

Examples of E: