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The Molecular and Clinical Pathology Research Laboratory (MaCH R) Tumour Bank contains collections of a wide variety of tumour tissue and where possible matched non-tumour tissue. Tumour types available include:
| Colorectal | Kidney | Adrenal tissue | |
| Soft Tissue | Brain | Liver | |
| Lung | Small intestine | Head/Neck | |
| Stomach | Auricular Nerve | Prostate | |
| Bladder | Testicle | Mouth | |
| Breast | Bone | Lymph Node | |
| Parotid | Pancreas | Skin | |
| Gastro-Oesoph Junct | Pituitary Tissue |
- Small numbers of other tumour types may be available. Please contact the MaCH R Tumour Bank for exact availability.
Majority of tissues are collected in the operating theatre to reduce the impact of RNA degradation during the time lag between freezing of tissues and removal of the specimen from patients. Difficult specimens with issues of resection margin are brought by Tumour Bank staff on ice to Anatomical Pathology lab for a pathologist to examine and sample for Tumour Bank. We aim to freeze the samples within 45 mins from the surgical resection of tumour to ensure preservation of RNA integrity.
Tissues are collected in such a way that it will not interfere with surgery or subsequent pathological analysis of the specimen. In any case where the pathologist feel there is potential diagnostic materials within the samples collected, we will return the tissues to Pathology Department upon request for further examination.
Biospecimen samples available:
Tissues (standard size = 5X5mm)
Where possible, matching non-tumour tissues are also collected.
Blood
De-identified demographic and pathological data is also available.
Other services available on site within the MaCH R Laboratory include:
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