The invention relates to a tissue preservation system (500), comprising: a connector element (504, 522) having a body portion (503) defined by first and second ends and an inlet port that intersects the body portion (503) between the first and second ends, wherein the first end is configured to be fluidly connected to a tissue resecting device (40) and wherein the second end is configured to be fluidly connected to a tissue collector (58)； and wherein the inlet port is configured to deliver fluid from a fluid supply source into the connector element (504, 522). The invention also relates to a cooling system and tissue sample retrieval and preservation system.
