ILOs
- State that cellular pathology as a discipline includes histopathology (tissues), cytopathology (cells) and autopsy
- Describe typical specimens received in a pathology lab, and their range in size from small cytology samples through small tissue biopsies to larger resection specimens
- Describe how specimens are handled in pathology laboratories, from gross examination and “trimming”, through tissue processing, sectioning and staining, to microscopy, special techniques and reporting, and likely timescales involved
- Describe the common techniques used in cellular pathology, including standard H&E staining, "special" stains, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and molecular pathology, and briefly explain their applications
- Describe, using simple pathological terms, images of normal and abnormal tissue specimens, including gross pathology and H&E- & IHC-stained microscopy
- Discuss and, in simple terms, interpret pathology descriptions/reports
- What does cellular pathology compose of?
- A reminder of the levels of magnification
- How do the range of specimen sizes and types vary in pathology, and what are the purposes of specimens?
- What are the different types of samples in cytology?
- What are the different types of samples in histology?
- A diagram showing all the different steps from biopsy, to being examined by the pathologist…
- Outline what a specimen receipt is, and things to be mindful of…
- Explain how smaller specimens are examined…
- How are pathology specimens processed?
- How are tissues then sectioned?
- Which stains do we use in pathology, and what do they show us?
- Outline what happens in microscopy and reporting