“What is a cold biopsy?” is currently a question of interest to many people. Let’s learn about the cold biopsy technique through this article to gain more knowledge about biopsy techniques in determining whether a tumor is benign or malignant.

Pathological examination is the work of receiving, taking specimens, staining slides, reading pathological specimens, preserving samples, and consulting with a pathologist to make an accurate pathological diagnosis.

Pathological examination is performed on cell and tissue specimens from organs in the body biopsied during endoscopy, needle biopsy or surgery. This is considered the gold standard in diagnosing diseases, especially malignant diseases.

Standard procedures and methods are used to process nearly all types of biopsy specimens. These procedures are the usual ways in which specimens are prepared in the laboratory. Other procedures, described below, may also be performed on certain types of specimens (such as lymph nodes or bone marrow).