Guidelines for handling tissue samples in non-small cell lung cancer diagnostics
Autori:
Lovorka Batelja Vuletić, Monika Ulamec, Jasmina Rajc, Snježana Tomić, Sven Seiwerth
Sažetak
Summary
Lung cancer is one of the three cancers with the highest incidence in the Republic of Croatia in both genders, and non-small cell lung cancers is the most common group. The last decade has marked a great step forward in the therapy and processing of tissue samples from patients with this diagnosis, it is also the basis of targeted therapy. Standardized pathological processing that follows current international recommendations is extremely important. These guidelines are primarily intended for doctors of medicine; pathologists, as well as for
specialists in oncology, pulmology, radiology and surgery.