An apparatus to retain the spatial orientation of breast biopsies.
An apparatus has been designed to retain the spatial orientation of breast biopsies throughout surgery, transport and processing in the pathology laboratory. It does not interfere with regular surgical procedures and simplifies the surgeon's task of marking the orientation of a specimen. As the use of the apparatus does not involve either chemical or physical substances it is an appropriate handling procedure for those specimens requiring sensitive testing procedures such as cell culture.
van Netten
J P
JP
Department of Pathology, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Racca
R L
RL
Armstrong
J B
JB
Brigden
M L
ML
Sellers
A R
AR
Coy
P
P
Fletcher
C
C
Thornton
I G
IG
D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation