Surgical pathology is the study of tissues removed from living patients during surgery to help diagnose a disease and determine a treatment plan. Often, the surgical pathologist provides immediate consultation to the surgeon during surgery to help determine the best surgical process. For example, when performing breast cancer surgery, a surgical pathologist's examination of tissues removed during surgery can help determine whether to remove lymph nodes under the arm as well.
Surgical pathology includes both the physical examination of the tissue with the naked eye, as well as examining processed tissue under a microscope.
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