Pre-Analytics of Pathological Specimens in Oncology
Manfred Dietel, "Pre-Analytics of Pathological Specimens in Oncology "
English | ISBN: 3319139568 | 2015 | 133 pages | EPUB, PDF | 5 MB + 7 MB
English | ISBN: 3319139568 | 2015 | 133 pages | EPUB, PDF | 5 MB + 7 MB
This book presents an overview of the most important current developments in the pre-analytical handling of tissue. It addresses in particular potential ways to improve the situation whereby methods employed in the pre-analytical phase – the period from surgical removal of tissue to the start of pathological processing – have remained essentially unchanged for decades with only modest standardization. It is examined how the pre-analytical period can be optimized, resulting not only in an increase in diagnostic quality but also in a reduction in processing time and costs. Among the key topics examined are the so-called cold ischemia time between tissue removal and fixation, the potential superiority of vacuum-based preservation over immediate formalin fixation, two-temperature fixation, molecular analysis methods, and the pre-analytics of specimens from particular tissues. Readers will find this book to be an important update that reveals the full importance of the pre-analytical phase for quality of pathological work-up.