Whole Surgically Resected Specimen
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WSRS
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Intact tissue removed as a biopsy specimen or as a resected specimen
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Research Designated Tissue
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RDT
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An approximately 5 mm thick representative portion of tissue from the WSRS which contained both gross tumor and normal appearing tissue
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Sectioned Research Designated Tissue
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SRDT
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Sectioned pieces of tissue that resulted when the RDT was cut into multiple portions of tissue that were of a size that would allow each such sectioned piece of tissue to fit into an individual pathology cassette (i.e., approximately 1.0 cm × 1.0 cm × 0.5 cm)
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