Bronchoscopy biopsy pathology results

Bronchoscopy biopsy is a common examination method. Through this examination, the specific cause of the disease can be determined, especially for tumor examination. If a tumor is found, the next step of treatment will be taken according to the nature and type of the tumor. A complete pathological diagnosis requires four aspects of information, including the patient's basic information, the content of the report, etc.

Bronchoscopy biopsy pathological results

The diagnosis of the disease ultimately depends on pathological testing of specimens obtained through bronchoscopy or surgical resection. Pathological diagnosis is the "gold standard" for diagnosing tumors. Other examinations only help doctors discover and judge the condition, or track the treatment effects during the treatment process. In other words, any other examinations, such as CT, MRI, etc., even if lumps or lesions are found in the images, cannot ultimately determine the nature and type of the lesions, and the definitive diagnosis still depends on pathological diagnosis. This is a very critical basis in the treatment of tumors.

A complete pathological diagnosis includes four aspects of information:

First, the patient’s basic information, such as name, gender, age, and pathology number. Among them, the pathology number is the unique number that each patient has in the hospital where he or she is examined, and it is very important. In addition, each hospital has different conditions, and the basic information also includes the patient's medical record number or ID number;

Second, the content of the report, that is, the method and location of the source of the specimens sent for inspection. In other words, it is necessary to indicate which organ the specimen comes from and how it was obtained, such as puncture, laparoscopy, or surgical resection;

Third, the content of the pathology report. The content of the pathology report is the most important part of the entire pathology diagnosis, including the type and nature of the lesions found after testing. The specimens obtained during surgical resection also include the extent of tumor invasion, whether lymph node metastasis has occurred, and the presence of vascular tumor thrombus. In addition, if the tumor lesions are atypical, differential diagnosis content needs to be added to the pathology report, and the differential diagnosis of tumors is often achieved using immunohistochemistry.

Fourth, molecular typing. For lung cancer, molecular typing is also a very important part of the pathological diagnosis report. However, the specific content of the molecular typing report may be issued separately later, or it may be attached to the pathology report to form the fourth part.