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Nail specimens

Clinical information

Clinical information should include:

Specimen submission

Nail specimens may be orientated with ink, sutures or affixed to a paper template.

Attaching small nail specimens to a piece of paper prior to placing into 10% formalin may help to facilitate correct specimen orientation during histological processing.

 

References

Royal College of Pathologists Tissue Pathway for Dermatopathology (G075), version 3, February 2024. Link

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