Surgical Pathology

Bone marrow

Call bone marrow tech (4-3548) prior to procedure start to provide heparin, clarify amount of marrow and cores needed, and to confirm specimen adequacy

Liver transplant biopsy

Place cores in foramlin cup

Deliver specimen to Frozen Section Suite, SESP Room 3P508

Formalin cup

Renal biopsy

Call cytology (4-3031) to provide confirm specimen adequacy

If cytology unavailable, place cores (at least 2) in formalin cup

Formalin cup

Other organ/tissue biopsy

Place cores in formalin cup

Formalin cup

Additional Resources

Accessioning Room (pathology): 916-734-2562

Bone Marrow Tech: 916-734-3548

Immunology (flow cytometry): 916-731-3839

Micro Lab (cultures): 916-731-3832

Pathology/Cytology (surgical pathology, FNA): 916-734-3031

UC Davis Health Laboratory Test Directory

Compiled by Esther Muriithi, RN