What Does Histopathology Reveal?
Histopathology reveals the types of cells present in abnormal tissue, permitting accurate diagnosis of the disease and helping determine appropriate treatment(s). Where cancer is involved, histopathology helps determine the aggressiveness of the cancer, which assists in coming to a decision how to proceed. GA_googleFillSlot(“Articles-InsideContent-Left-300×250”); GA_googleFillSlot(“Articles-InsideContent-Right-300×250”); How Is Histopathology Done? Histopathology is performed on small pieces of tissue removed from a diseased or abnormal part of the body or internal organ. Often, once the sample is obtained, it is placed in formalin. Formalin preserves the tissue and prevents decomposition or decay. This “fixed” tissue is then submitted to a pathologist for analysis. The sample is removed from the formalin and placed in a block of paraffin wax. Then, using a very sharp diamond-edged cutting instrument, the paraffin block encasing the tissue is sliced into extremely thin, nearly transpar
