I have a weird question.

[tornado]

I've been wondering about this for some time, and after a few fruitless google searches I decided to ask here. Hopefully one of you will know.

After a tumor is surgically removed, what does the hospital do with the tumor?

[Will]

I've been wondering about this for some time, and after a few fruitless google searches I decided to ask here. Hopefully one of you will know.

After a tumor is surgically removed, what does the hospital do with the tumor?

I strongly suspect that it is disposed of as medical waste.

I was born with a coarctation of the aorta, which is a deformity of the cardiovascular system. When the deformed tissue was removed, it was placed in a bag which was placed in the medical waste bin. I asked if I could see it, hold it in my hand, but they said that it wasn't sanitary.

[MariaEvri]

I've been wondering about this for some time, and after a few fruitless google searches I decided to ask here. Hopefully one of you will know.

After a tumor is surgically removed, what does the hospital do with the tumor?

I strongly suspect that it is disposed of as medical waste.

I thought of that too, but perhaps they keep some to study them? see how theyre formed etc?

[Jolly Sapper]

They probably already took a sample and then chunked the rest, probably incinerated.

[afreethinker30]

It depends on the size of the tumor.One they removed from my mom was sent in for further testing and was kept.It was going to be used for a type of teaching program.She had a brain tumor about, quoting the doc the length of a pencil width of a golfball.The others they removed were just sampled and the rest burned.He was very suprised that she was still alive given the size.

[susangail]

After a tumor is surgically removed, what does the hospital do with the tumor?

The others have answered (I had no idea) but I just wanted to say great question! I never thought of that....

[afreethinker30]

I've wondered if they would let you keep it if you wanted.You do pay for the service of having it removed and it was apart of your body.

[Loffler]

I've been wondering about this for some time, and after a few fruitless google searches I decided to ask here. Hopefully one of you will know.

After a tumor is surgically removed, what does the hospital do with the tumor?

Ever had hospital food?

[myleviathan]

Yeah - don't have the meatball special...

[Asmodean]

Yeah - don't have the meatball special...

  I knew the Swedish were sneaky!

[tornado]

Ever had hospital food?

   

Good answers everyone, thanks. I would hope that they would keep the tumors for further study, but I don't know exactly what that would entail. Would they attach the tumor to a host body, like a mouse or something? Or maybe just send it off and keep it preserved in some kind of fluid?

[McQ]

Loffler is right. Mmmm....goooood!  

This topic happens to be right up my alley. Depending on the tumor type, and whether it may be needed for further cytogenetics, they'll keep various biopsied areas frozen for a long time. Most of it is disposed of as medical waste though.

[Occam]

Seventy years ago, at the age of seven, I was brought to the hospital to have my tonsils removed.  The doctor stopped by to reassure me and he asked If I had any questions.  I said I'd like to see them after they were removed.  When I awakened, the nurse came by with two bloody lumps of tissue on a gauze pad and showed them to me.

Twenty years later when I had a vasectomy, I asked the doctor if I could have the two vas deferens sections he removed.  He put them in a small jar and I took them home.  I added alcohol to preserve them, and planned to embed them in a small block of clear acrylic resin.  I never did, but it would have been an interesting conversation piece on my key chain.  

Occam

[afreethinker30]

I've been wondering about this for some time, and after a few fruitless google searches I decided to ask here. Hopefully one of you will know.

After a tumor is surgically removed, what does the hospital do with the tumor?

Ever had hospital food?

Ewww  

[freeatlast]

I have a weird answer.

I'm guessing that there's one crazy hospital employee in each area that collects these items in jars in their basement or attic. Kinda like the janitor from Scrubs. They probably name the parts after the original owners. I have never had anything removed so I'm certain that there isn't a body part named after me in some scuzzy guy's collection.

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