SPECIALISED TEST (BREAST BIOPSY) | KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specimen Container	Screw cap containers or plastic bags properly sealed.
Specimen Requirement	Specimen must be completely immersed in 10% buffered formalin, preferably fill the container to about 90%. Tissue should not occupy more than 20% of specimen bottle. For larger specimens, plastic bags should be used and tissue immersed in formalin at least 3 times the volume of tissue. Fresh specimen to be send without formalin if special studies is required. Prior arrangement with laboratory must be made. Indicate in CPOE order Specimen Out Time: Fixation In Time:
Specimen Storage/Transport	By porter
Orderable as Urgent?	No
Turn Around Time	3 working days. Urgent specimens 1 - 2 days. Cases requiring further work-up (e.g additional sections, special stains, immunochemistry, etc) may require additional 1-3 working days.
Testing Laboratory Location	KKH
Laboratory	Histopathology
Contact Number	6394 1377
Day and Time Performed	Monday to Friday: 0800hrs - 1700 hrs Sat: 0800 hrs - 1200 hrs
Orderable on CPOE?	Yes
Downtime Form	Histopathology Lab

Last Updated - 05 Apr 2025