Un informe de patología es un documento médico escrito por un patólogo. Un patólogo es un médico que diagnostica enfermedades mediante lo siguiente:

• Explicación de análisis de laboratorio

• Evaluación de células, tejidos y órganos

El informe brinda un diagnóstico con base en el examen realizado por el patólogo de una muestra de tejido obtenida del tumor del paciente. Esta porción de tejido, denominada muestra, se extrae durante una biopsia. Obtenga información sobre los diversos tipos de biopsias.

A pathology report is a medical document written by a pathologist. A pathologist is a doctor who diagnoses disease by:

• Explaining laboratory tests

• Evaluating cells, tissues, and organs

The report gives a diagnosis based on the pathologist’s examination of a sample of tissue taken from the patient’s tumor. This sample of tissue, called a specimen, is removed during a biopsy. Learn about the various types of biopsies.

By looking at and testing the tumor tissue, the pathologist is able to find out:

During a biopsy, your doctor removes a small amount of tissue for examination. It is an important way to diagnose many different types of cancer. After a biopsy, your health care team completes several steps before the pathologist makes a diagnosis. A pathologist is a doctor who specializes in reading laboratory tests and looking at cells, tissues, and organs to diagnose disease.