Head and neck cancer (HNC)

Types of pathology:

1. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)
2. Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC)
3. Nasopharyngeal cancers (NPC)
4. Other

Mandatory requirements: 

1. Before samples are transferred to the customer, they must be identified with personality-identifying data
2. Samples must be sent at temperature from +2 °C to +8 °C
3. The performer must prepare fresh tissue as follows: 

• using FFPE methods
• it is intended (if possible) to produce several “daughter” paraffin blocks
• the performer must identify each “daughter” block as derived from the original resected tumor