Pre-Analytics of Pathological Specimens in Oncology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783319349824)

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.

Author: Manfred Dietel
ISBN-10: 3319349821
ISBN-13: 9783319349824
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2016
Pages: 133
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.30d