Pre-Analytics of Pathological Specimens in Oncology [electronic resource] / Manfred Dietel, Christian Wittekind, Gianni Bussolati, Moritz von Winterfeld, editors.

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Pre-Analytics of Pathological Specimens in Oncology [electronic resource] / Manfred Dietel, Christian Wittekind, Gianni Bussolati, Moritz von Winterfeld, editors.

9783319139579 electronic book
3319139576 electronic book
9783319139562

Cham [Switzerland] : Springer, [2015]

English

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10.1007/978-3-319-13957-9 doi

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616.994075

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.

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