Surgical pathology
Surgical Pathology
Surgical pathology (pronunciation: sur-ji-kal puh-thol-uh-jee) is the study of tissues removed from living patients during surgery to help diagnose a disease and determine a treatment plan. It is one of the most significant and time-consuming areas of practice for most anatomical pathologists.
Etymology
The term "surgical pathology" is derived from the Greek words "surgikos" (meaning "handwork") and "pathos" (meaning "suffering") and the suffix "-logia" (meaning "study of").
Related Terms
- Anatomical Pathology: A medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the macroscopic, microscopic, biochemical, immunologic and molecular examination of organs and tissues.
- Histopathology: The study of changes in tissues caused by disease.
- Cytopathology: The study of disease at the cellular level.
- Biopsy: A medical test commonly performed by a surgeon, interventional radiologist, or an interventional cardiologist involving extraction of sample cells or tissues for examination to determine the presence or extent of a disease.
- Frozen Section Procedure: A surgical pathology procedure performed in operating room during a surgical procedure to provide a rapid diagnosis to help determine the next step in surgery.
- Immunohistochemistry: A method of detecting the presence of specific proteins in cells or tissues.
- Molecular Pathology: A relatively recent discipline which is focused on the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of molecules within organs, tissues or bodily fluids.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Surgical pathology
- Wikipedia's article - Surgical pathology
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