histopathology and cytopathology lab Flashcards
1
Q
what are the 4 types of histopathology?
A
biopsy
resection specimen
frozen sections
post mortem
2
Q
what are the 2 types of cytopathology?
A
smears
fine needle aspiration
3
Q
what are the 2 types of post-mortem?
A
hospital
coroners
4
Q
how long does it take for biopsy, resection specimen, frozen section to reach the clinician?
A
biopsy: 2-3 days
resection specimen: 5-7 days
frozen sections: 30mins
5
Q
how are the sections prepared?
A
specimen labelled
fix in formalin
embed in paraffin wax
cut sections
6
Q
what do we do with sections?
A
staining - eg. Gram
immunohistochemistry
molecular tests
7
Q
how is cytopathology different from histopathology?
A
looks at individual cells and not tissue
procedure is quick
