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Processing and Histopathological Workup of Hysterectomy Specimens

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The challenges of histopathology have been changed dramatically during the last years. The pathologist nowadays is a diagnostic oncologist. The histopathologic report is one cornerstone and within the majority of cases the basement of quality control and decision making for patients treatment. The final pathology report bases on a very accurate macroscopic description and cutting of the specimens. The quality of the histopathological report is mainly influenced by the available clinical information. So, it is necessary that the pathologist and the clinician speak the same language. This chapter describes the requirements for good clinical practice in handling and reporting of different kinds of hysterectomy specimens and gives an overview about the needs as well as for the clinicians but also for gynaecologic pathologists. Special focus was made on the requirements for optimal handlings influenced by the clinicians. The procedure colloquially known, as frozen section is one of the most important and potentially stressful tasks that the pathologist performs in practice. The advances and limitations of that technique is discussed. Detailed descriptions are given for the parameters included in the histopathology report for benign and malignant disease within hysterectomies, lymphonodectomy and omentectomy specimens.

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