Specimen Requirements

1. Expressed fluid may be placed in cytology fixative or directly smeared onto a glass slide and fixed immediately.
2. Label specimen appropriately (patient’s name, history number, and whether it is from the right or left breast) on the container—not the lid.
Note:  Please complete a “Reference Pathology/Non-Gynecologic Cytology Request Form” in “Request Forms” in “Special Instructions” including specimen source (left or right breast) and all pertinent clinical data (clinical symptoms, history of malignancy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and tentative diagnosis), and forward it with the specimen.