Gestion des pièces opératoires après exérèse de lésion mammaire

Following a mastectomy, the analysis of surgical specimens allows the pathologist to assess all the characteristics of the lesion which was resected and adjacent breast tissue. Two imperatives guide the pathologist throughout the management of these samples: maintain the best biological quality of the tissue and properly identify the suspicious lesion in the sample. Proper sample management will create the conditions for microscopic analysis and conducting laboratory tests on the one hand, and help the pathologist to be certain that the microscopic images he is analysing correspond exactly to the lesion. All results of these exams will be collated in the report and forwarded to the practitioner who will use them to determine the most suitable course of action and treatment if necessary.