Tissue Profile

Below is an example of the relative frequencies of the types of tissues processed in a given year.
NL=Normal; CA=Cancer; NAT=Normal Adjusted Tissue; BN=Benign; DS=Diseased

Number	Tissue Type	NL	CA	NAT	BN	DS	Total	Percent
1	Adipose	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02
2	Adrenal	3	0	0	0	4	7	0.16
3	Aorta	1	0	0	0	1	2	0.04
4	Artery	21	0	0	0	56	77	1.71
5	Bladder	1	19	9	0	0	29	0.65
6	Blood	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02
7	Bone	0	3	0	0	0	3	0.07
8	Bone Marrow	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02
9	Brain	61	16	0	0	0	77	1.71
10	Breast	327	259	162	4	0	752	16.73
11	Bronchus	4	0	0	0	0	4	0.09
12	Cartilage/Meniscus	0	0	0	0	95	95	2.11
13	Cervix	73	3	0	0	0	76	1.69
14	Colon/Large Intestine	46	750	564	28	66	1454	32.35
15	Endometrium	0	17	4	0	0	21	0.47
16	Epididymis	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04
17	Esophagus	7	0	0	0	0	7	0.16
18	Head and Neck CA	0	9	0	0	0	9	0.20
19	Heart	20	0	0	0	0	20	0.44
20	Kidney, Wilm's tumor	7	78	58	2	0	145	3.23
21	Larynx	0	4	1	0	0	5	0.11
22	Liposarcoma	0	10	0	0	0	10	0.22
23	Liver	12	8	98	10	0	128	2.85
24	Lung	12	418	389	0	0	819	18.22
25	Lymph node	1	27	0	0	0	28	0.62
26	Lymphoma	0	31	0	0	0	31	0.69
27	Mediastinum	0	3	0	0	0	3	0.07
28	Melanoma	0	11	0	0	0	11	0.24
29	Muscle	1	5	0	0	0	6	0.13
30	Neuroblastoma	0	13	0	0	0	13	0.29
31	Ovary	130	73	6	6	0	215	4.78
32	Pancreas	12	4	3	3	0	22	0.49
33	Pituitary	6	0	0	0	0	6	0.13
34	Prostate	16	22	0	84	0	122	2.71
35	Prostate Fluid	0	15	0	0	0	15	0.33
36	Sarcoma	0	28	0	0	0	28	0.62
37	Skin/foreskin/peritoneum	38	2	0	0	0	40	0.89
38	Small Intestine [bowel]	4	1	15	0	0	20	0.44
39	Spinal Cord	10	0	0	0	0	10	0.22
40	Spleen	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02
41	Stomach	4	32	13	0	0	49	1.09
42	Testis	3	6	3	0	0	12	0.27
43	Thyroid	0	26	14	13	0	53	1.18
44	Tongue	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.02
45	Tonsil	0	0	0	0	23	23	0.51
46	Trachea	3	0	0	0	0	3	0.07
47	Ureter	0	2	1	0	0	3	0.07
48	Uterus	0	22	5	0	0	27	0.60
49	Vagina	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02
50	Vas Deferens	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04
51	Vein	5	0	0	0	0	5	0.11
Total		837	1918	1345	150	245	4495	100.00