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Head and Neck Pathology: Practical Points to Ponder

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As anatomical pathologists seeking to serve clinicians and their patients, we aim to help clinicians to send us the specimens that allow us to do our job well. We have hints about taking, orientating and sending pathology specimens to the laboratory. We explain transport media and give guidance on fine needle aspiration, frozen sections, biopsies and resections. We discuss the ancillary techniques like special stains, immunohistochemistry and molecular studies that distinguish modern pathology from its historical roots. We explain the elements of pathological reports, hopefully demystifying tumour thickness, depth of invasion, pattern of invasion, perineural spread and the pathology of surgical margins.

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  1. Anatomical Pathology Services, Auckland, New Zealand

    Bridget Mitchell & Jing F. Kee

  2. Auckland DHB Anatomical Pathology Services, Panmure, New Zealand

    Lisa K. Peart

  3. Brain Function Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Duncan Mitchell

  4. School of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

    Duncan Mitchell

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Mitchell, B., Kee, J.F., Peart, L.K., Mitchell, D. (2022). Head and Neck Pathology: Practical Points to Ponder. In: Burton, I., Klaassen, M.F. (eds) Atlas of Extreme Facial Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88334-8_3

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