Histopathology: Small Tissue Biopsy
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Histopathology is the diagnosis and study of tissue diseases using a microscope to
examine tissues and/or cells. Workers in healthcare science receive, dissect, and
prepare tissues for examination and diagnosis to reveal the structure of tissues and
cells.
Pathology results are usually available within 2-3 days. Urgent tests may take only a
few minutes to complete, with results available within 24 hours in some cases. Some
pathology tests, on the other hand, can take days or weeks to complete, such as
specialized tests, bacteria cultures, or samples sent overseas.
Histopathologists evaluate biopsies, or samples of tissue or cells, taken from patients
either in the clinic or during surgery. The histopathologist visually inspects tissue
biopsies to check for any obvious anomalies and chooses portions to be examined
more closely under a microscope.
A false negative result incorrectly reports the absence of a condition. These are
usually the result of sampling errors or the biopsy missing the lesion. A second
biopsy will be required if a false negative result is obtained.