Introduction:-
Surgical pathology includes gross and microscopic examination of resected specimens and biopsies by histopathologists for tissue diagnosis. Several steps are followed to get the tissue in a form, by which diagnosis can be made under light microscope
Objective:-
After reading this lesson, you will be able to: list the steps involved in the processing of surgical specimens for histopathologic examination explain the after care of the specimens explain grossing and gross room describe the laboratory hazards and safety measures. Steps involved in the process are
1. Receipt of specimens from OT
2. Grossing
3. Tissue processing
4. Embedding
5. Section cutting
6. Staining and labelling
7. Dispatch of slides to pathologist for diagnosis