Description
Label a biopsy specimen with its recorded site and side.
Pathology records connect specimens, blocks, slides, anatomical sites, processing timestamps and report versions. A recorded piece balance differs from verified tissue completeness, while cold-ischemia and fixation intervals describe distinct stages. Metadata and labels do not establish specimen adequacy, diagnosis, safe handling or report validity.
Label a biopsy specimen with its recorded site and side.
When to use this tool
Use Biopsy Site Laterality Label when you already have specimenId, siteWording, side and need to label a biopsy specimen with its recorded site and side.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter specimenId, siteWording, side. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read label. Use the output convention below.
Require specimenId/siteWording nonempty and side left, right, bilateral, midline or unspecified; format specimen; site [side].1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| specimenId | Specimen Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| siteWording | Site Wording | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| side | Side | Required. Text; one of "left", "right", "bilateral", "midline", "unspecified"; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| label | Label | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"specimenId": "S17",
"siteWording": "site A",
"side": "left"
},
"output": {
"label": "S17; site A [left]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No anatomical identity, laterality accuracy, sample adequacy or diagnosis is verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Reconcile original accession, cassette, block and slide records when tracing a specimen. Review the full processing timeline and controlled report history for adequacy and version questions; a local count residual or displayed amendment label does not verify them.
References
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