pathology report
Tissue analysis document
A pathology report is a medical document describing the findings from laboratory analysis of tissue, cells, or bodily fluids—typically after a biopsy or surgery.
It includes diagnoses, descriptions of abnormalities, and information guiding treatment decisions: The pathology report confirmed the tumor was benign.
These reports are central to cancer diagnosis and staging.
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- pathologistDisease diagnosis specialist
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- cancer diagnosisIdentification of malignant disease
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
oncology · specimen · cell · cell type · tumor · malignant cells · staging · surgical margins · result · margins · lymph node · addendum · tissue · finding · carcinoma · slide · tissue sample · autopsy
- oncologycancer, tumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy
- court evidenceexhibit, physical evidence, DNA evidence, fingerprints, ballistics
- forensic evidenceDNA evidence, fingerprints, DNA, blood, DNA testing
- health datablood pressure, heart rate, pulse, weight, height
- health recordsmedical chart, medical history, patient history, vaccination record, vaccination records
- postmortemspostmortem, post-mortem, autopsy, necropsy, postmortem exam
pathology reportradiology report
Documented interpretation of diagnostic scans
blood test results · urinalysis · vital signs · patient history · CT scan
pathology reportdifferential diagnosis
Systematic comparison of possible conditions