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HISTOLOGIC EXAMINATION<br />

For most neoplasms histologic examination (study of tissue) provides the best evidence regarding the<br />

presence or absence of cancer. Sometimes there will be more than one pathology report in the record.<br />

Summarize each report giving the name and date of the procedure, the slide number(s), the source of the<br />

specimen, and the pertinent positive and/or negative findings. A histologic examination may be made from<br />

a biopsy specimen, a surgical specimen, or at autopsy. Each of these procedures will be described in this<br />

section of the manual together with practical exercises demonstrating how the in<strong>for</strong>mation given in the<br />

reports might be abstracted. The study of cells (cytologic examination) will be covered separately beginning<br />

on page 241.<br />

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