Surgical Tissue 

NDRI works with a network of hospital pathology departments to recover surgically removed tissue for biomedical research use. Recovered tissues have a post-surgery to preservation interval of less than four hours and can be delivered to researchers within 24 hours. Normal or diseased tissues can be sent to researchers fresh in media with antibiotics, frozen or fixed.

Examples of surgically removed tissue samples include:

• Tumor samples — primary or metastatic cancer

• Normal adjacent tissue (NAT)

• Normal skin and adipose tissues from resections/reductions (abdominoplasty, panniculectomy, breast reductions)

• Diseased cartilage from total knee replacements

• Diseased tissue from bowel resections

• Tonsils and spleen

We work directly with you to customize recovery protocols to ensure that you receive the highest quality samples for your studies. You will receive a final pathology report, if applicable, as soon as the information becomes available following the recovery.

Other Services and Capabilities:

Tissue and Organ Procurement - Ocular Procurement - Biospecimen Inventory - HTORR Program

If you have questions, please contact NDRI at (800) 222-NDRI (6374), ext. 391 or email us at research@ndriresource.org.