Molecular pathology in contemporary diagnostic pathology laboratory: an opinion for the active role of surgical pathologists.

摘要

It may come to the surprise of many practicing surgical pathologists that as far back as 1966 (see above), someone who was certainly a traditional anatomic pathologist emphasized the role of molecular findings in pathology. A plea for a balanced approach was made, something with which few would argue; yet divisions exist, if we are honest, between those with unrealistic view of molecular pathology as potentially replacing surgical pathology and those with the opposite attitude. The opinion that follows reflects the experiences of diagnostic pathologists who wish to explore a middle ground, arguing for the active participation of surgical pathologists in the application of molecular techniques.