Hispathologic and cytologic techniques laboratory manual Edel, Noveloso

Includes bibliography.

1 Orientation to a panthology laboratory -- 2 Laboratory equipment used in histopathologic techniques -- 3 Laboratory stock solutions commonly used in histopathology -- 4 recieving of specimen for tissue processing -- 5 tissue processing: fixation -- 6 decalfication -- 7 dehydration -- 8 clearing -- 9 infiltration -- 10 casting ( blocking: embedding) -- 11 trimming of blocks -- 12 microtomes -- 13 honing and stropping -- 14 cutting of paraffin sections -- 15 mounting sections on slide -- 16 hematoxylin and eosin staining method -- 17 papanicolaou -- cell block -- bibliography.

"HISTOPATHOLOGY – basic component of tertiary hospital laboratory where human tissues and body fluids are processed into slides for microscopic examination by the anatomic pathologist. (Lo, et. al. Basic Histopathologic Techniques) CYTOPATHOLOGIC TECHNIQUE - Preparation and examination of cells collected by fine needle aspiration, bronchial washings, and other techniques that will aid in the diagnosis of diseases."