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🔬 What a Pathology Report Is

The document that confirms — or rules out — a diagnosis at the cellular level.

Understanding Your Pathology Report

  • When a doctor removes a tissue sample during a biopsy or surgery, it goes to a laboratory.
  • A **pathologist**, who is a medical doctor specializing in identifying diseases, examines the cells under a microscope.
  • They create a document called a **pathology report** that describes exactly what they see in your sample.
  • This report is the definitive way we confirm a diagnosis.
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