Sabrina T Reis, Emanoela B Feitosa, Jose Pontes-Junior, Camila C Marin, Daniel K Abe, Alexandre Crippa, Alberto A Antunes, Adriano J Nesrallah, Luiz C Oliveira, Leopoldo A Ribeiro-Filho, Miguel Srougi, Katia R M Leite, Marcos F Dall'Oglio
PURPOSE: Tumor banks have the primary responsibility for collecting, cataloging, storing and disseminating samples of tissues, cells and fluids, which are used by researchers to identify diagnostic molecular markers, prognostic indicators and therapeutic targets. The objective of this review was to describe a simple, reliable and reproducible protocol for obtaining and storing samples of urological tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Urogenital tumor tissues were collected by the surgeons from the Urology Division of University of Sao Paulo Medical School...
May 2010: International Braz J Urol: Official Journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology