To find out if you have a particular disease, cells or tissue may need to be examined. As pathologists, we analyze tissue that was removed during surgery or as tissue or liquid biopsy.
We examine these organs, tissues, cells, blood and body fluids and checks whether there are indications of disease. It can also be investigated how a disease develops.
The cells in a liquid biopsy will be smeared on a glass slide. Pieces of tissue biopsies and surgical preparations are fixed in formalin (FF) and embedded in paraffin (PE) to preserve it for over 100 years. The FFPE fixed tissue is cut into 4um thin slices and stained with haematoxylin and eosin. The stained tissue is attached to a glass slide and examined by the pathologist under a microscope to reach a diagnosis.
Based on the analysis, Pathologists report their findings in the tissue with their bare eyes. We determine whether sufficient tissue has been removed during surgery and whether you need additional treatment, and what kind: surgery, radiotherapy, or systemic treatment like (chemotherapy, targeted or immunotherapy). Your practising physician will discuss the results with you.
We will ask you for permitting us to store the report, the tissue blocks, and the microscope slides at our hospital to retrieve the information if necessary.
As well as to store a summary of the report in the national database (PALGA). This database is used to find information about patient care and scientific research.
