What (who) is pathologist - definition

FIELD OF ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY IN WHICH LIVING TISSUE IS SURGICALLY REMOVED FOR PURPOSES OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

Surgical pathologist

pathologist

(pathologists)

A pathologist is someone who studies or investigates diseases and illnesses, and examines dead bodies in order to find out the cause of death.

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Pathologist

·noun One skilled in pathology; an investigator in pathology; as, the pathologist of a hospital, whose duty it is to determine the causes of the diseases.

Forensic pathology

SUB-SPECIALTY OF PATHOLOGY THAT FOCUSES ON DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF DEATH BY EXAMINING A CORPSE

Forensic Pathology; Forensic pathologist

Forensic pathology is pathology that focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse. A post mortem examination is performed by a medical examiner or forensic pathologist, usually during the investigation of criminal law cases and civil law cases in some jurisdictions.

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Surgical pathology

Surgical pathology is the most significant and time-consuming area of practice for most anatomical pathologists. Surgical pathology involves gross and microscopic examination of surgical specimens, as well as biopsies submitted by surgeons and non-surgeons such as general internists, medical subspecialists, dermatologists, and interventional radiologists.

The practice of surgical pathology allows for definitive diagnosis of disease (or lack thereof) in any case where tissue is surgically removed from a patient. This is usually performed by a combination of gross (i.e., macroscopic) and histologic (i.e., microscopic) examination of the tissue, and may involve evaluations of molecular properties of the tissue by immunohistochemistry or other laboratory tests.

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