The Role of Surgical Pathologist: A Surgeon's Perspective -- Histopathology vs. Cytopathology -- The Surgical Pathology Request Form, What Is Mandatory To Fill-In? -- The Surgical Pathology Report Simplified -- Clarifying Jargon In Pathology Reports -- The Journey of Specimens: from the operating table to the microscope -- At the Grossing Station: Principles of Specimen Handling and Cut-Up -- Basics of Tissue Processing -- A primer on Gross pathology examination and Selected Images of Gross Specimens -- Formalin -- The Paraffin Block -- The pathologist and the intraoperative consultation: A Surgeon's Perspective -- Intraoperative diagnoses techniques -- The pathologist and intraoperative consultation: A Surgeon's Perspective -- Biopsies In Surgical Oncology: Role, Types, and principles of optimal sampling -- Ancillary Studies in Surgical Pathology -- Commonly used immunohistochemical stains and their diagnostic, theranostic and prognostic utilities -- Grading and Staging in Pathology -- A primer on Clinical Stage Classifications of malignant tumors (cTNM) -- Selected Tables of Pathologic Stage Classification (pTNM) -- Surgical Margin Assessment -- Metastases: a visual guide -- Virtual Microscopy and Telepathology -- The Modern Pathologist Role at MDT Meeting -- Sources of Error in Surgical Pathology.

This book provides a practical and clinically oriented guide to the concepts of pathologic diagnosis of surgical specimens. Concise and highly illustrated chapters cover essential information required within patient management. Telepathology, ancillary techniques, and surgical oncology concepts are also examined. Surgical Pathology: A Practical Guide aims to bridge the knowledge gap between surgeons and pathologists to promote mutual understanding and a better working relationship. This book is relevant to general surgeons, and surgical oncologists, whether in training or in practice. It also serves as an introduction for first-year pathology residents, and medical students interested in surgical pathology.