Difference between revisions of "Anatomical pathology laboratory processes"

**Who cut the tissue is tracked.

**Who cut the tissue is tracked.

*The thickness of the sections can make a difference in the interpretation.<ref name=pmid1915756>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Otto | first1 = MJ. | last2 = Löw | first2 = O. | last3 = Schneider | first3 = A. | title = The nominal section thickness--importance of their correction for morphometry. | journal = Exp Pathol | volume = 42 | issue = 3 | pages = 129-36 | month =  | year = 1991 | doi =  | PMID = 1915756 }}</ref>

*The thickness of the sections can make a difference in the interpretation.<ref name=pmid1915756>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Otto | first1 = MJ. | last2 = Löw | first2 = O. | last3 = Schneider | first3 = A. | title = The nominal section thickness--importance of their correction for morphometry. | journal = Exp Pathol | volume = 42 | issue = 3 | pages = 129-36 | month =  | year = 1991 | doi =  | PMID = 1915756 }}</ref>

**Routine sections are cut at 3-4 micrometres.

**Routine sections are cut at 3-4 micrometres.

***3 micrometres is considered ideal for GI biopsies and prostate biopsies.<ref>LE. 20 January 2015.</ref>

***3 micrometres is considered ideal for GI biopsies and prostate biopsies.<ref>LE. 20 January 2015.</ref>

===Staining===

===Staining===