If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your specimen after they are collected, this is the blog for you! The following is an explanation of what happens to your specimen and the journey it takes. First, lab couriers pick samples up from the medical facility and transport them to Clinical Pathology Associates, or CPA. CPA, which includes surgical pathology, accessioning, and cytology is the first place of contact for incoming specimens varying from urine for cytology, variou