What is a Pathology Report?

Understanding Your Pathology Report:

When your breast was biopsied, the samples taken were studied under the microscope by a specialized doctor with many years of training called a pathologist.

The pathologist sends your doctor a report that gives a diagnosis for each sample taken. Information in this report will be used to help manage your care. The questions and answers that follow are meant to help you understand medical language you might find in the pathology report from a breast biopsy, such as a needle biopsy or an excision biopsy.

In a needle biopsy, a needle is used to remove a sample of an abnormal area. An excision biopsy removes the entire abnormal area, often with some of the surrounding normal tissue. An excision biopsy is much like a type of breast-conserving surgery called a lumpectomy. https://bit.ly/34nGqoQ