Renal Biopsies: Try to obtain two, or even better, three biopsy cores (12-15mm long) with a size 15-16 gauge needle.
Needle or wedge biopsies should be processed immediately after tissue collection. Never allow the tissue sample to dry out. If there is any delay, keep the tissue moist on a cool saline-moistened gauze. Do not submerge the biopsy tissue in water or saline; this will introduce artifacts.
Complete the UNC/Chapel Hill Referral requisition form and the pathology requisition slip and deliver the specimen directly to pathology, or call for a pick-up.
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Pee Dee Pathology owns and operates two anatomic pathology laboratories in Florence, SC & Myrtle Beach, SC where evaluations of surgical and cytological specimens are performed.
