Overcoming barriers to establishing autopsy procurement programs in pediatric patients with central nervous system tumors: a call to develop regional centers.

Mariko D DeWireCraig ErkerTrent R HummelLionel M L ChowPeter de BlankRalph SalloumNatasha Pillay-SmileyLindsey HoffmanElizabeth GilgerMaureen GallagherLori DriverDinah MeisterHeather WardRachid DrissiShiva Senthil KumarSatarupa SenguptaBridget KiktaWanda MeriwetherSusan JelinekAnthony AsherBlaise JonesJames LeachLili MilesChristine FullerMaryam Fouladi

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2021)

Procurement of autopsy specimens need not be a barrier in neuro-oncology research. Regional centers, strict timing-of-consent, patient education, and dedicated staff are all needed to minimize PMI and, thereby, increase the value of the procured tissue for an array of basic and translational research applications.

Keyphrases

healthcare
case report
palliative care
public health
high resolution
quality improvement
high throughput
cerebrospinal fluid
mass spectrometry
fine needle aspiration
single cell