title: [Tumour banks network: the Spanish model].
abstract: The banks of tumours exist since the pathological anatomy and cytology laboratories preserve tissue samples, in particular by paraffin inclusion. Nevertheless, the current biotechnological projections changed our needs to access to tissues and other biological samples.
authors.affiliation: Réseau Espagnol des Banques de Tumeurs, Centre National de Recherche en Oncologie, Madrid. mmorente@cnio.es
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morente
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D013030:Spain; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards