Pathologist role in MDT Flashcards
What is the primary role of the pathologist?
To present pathology findings such as resection specimens, biopsies, cytology specimens
Why is the role of the pathologist important in the MDT?
Correlates with the work of physicians to confirm a diagnosis
If a patient has blood in their urine, what step does the pathologist take?
Send an urine sample to cytology lab, centrifuge urine to create pellets of cells to smear
When smeared cells are examined, what does the pathologist look at?
Individual cell organelles
Where does the pathologist record findings?
Cytology report
What are the 2 parts of a cytology report?
Macroscopic and microscopic
What is included in the macroscopic report?
Naked eye view of what is seen eg. what GP sees such as blood in urine
What is included in the microscopic report?
Findings from cytologist’s examination of sample
If a patient has cancer, how is the sample taken for a biopsy?
Tumour sample is pinched off and put in a dish with formalin, which prevents sample rotting
After the histopathologist has reviewed the biopsy, what do they take to the MDT meeting?
Tumour slides and CT scan
What parts of the tumour are pinched off as samples?
Representative samples of different parts of tumour
What are tumour samples stored in?
Cassette
Which 2 types of wax is the tumour/tissue sample put into?
Molten wax then paraffin wax
Why is the tissue sample put into molten then paraffin wax?
Sample becomes very thin
After the sample is thinned, why is the sample floated on a water bath?
To stretch the section and remove wrinkes
