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Anatomical pathology
This term, which is long and difficult to pronounce, is sometimes shortened to “anapath” in medical circles. This discipline specialised in studying diseased tissues is practiced by anatomical pathologists.
In oncology, it consists of macroscopic examination, otherwise known as naked eye examination, and microscopic (or histological) examination of the organs, tissues or cells removed and which are known or suspected to be malignant. They determine whether a tumour is cancerous or not, and provide highly useful information on its type (carcinoma, sarcoma, etc.) and stage of evolution.