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Reporting and Classification of Biopsy Diagnoses

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Introduction to Biopsy Interpretation and Surgical Pathology

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The main purpose of taking a biopsy is to seek a valid appraisal of its nature with a view to obtaining a diagnosis or other therapeutically useful information. The biopsy alone may provide the diagnosis or it may have to be considered in conjunction with other data (e.g. biochemical, clinical) and thus only partly contribute to the eventual diagnosis.

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  1. University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, S10 2RX, England

    J. C. E. Underwood MD, MRCPath. (Senior Lecturer in Pathology, Honorary Consultant Histopathologist)

  2. Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2RX, England

    J. C. E. Underwood MD, MRCPath. (Senior Lecturer in Pathology, Honorary Consultant Histopathologist)

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Underwood, J.C.E. (1981). Reporting and Classification of Biopsy Diagnoses. In: Introduction to Biopsy Interpretation and Surgical Pathology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3301-8_9

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