Competency information
Details
Perform morphological identification of tumour material for lung and/or ovarian cancer.
Considerations
- The use of a range of staining techniques
- Cancer classification: Staging; Morphology; Pathology; Therapeutic; Gene expression.
- The importance of assessing cellularity and percentage tumour nuclei/tumour burden
- Recognising necrosis
- Factors affecting successful completion of procedures through pre-analytical factor such as ischaemia time; fixation; processing; tumour block selection; paraffin block storage; cross contamination.
- Identification of samples and documentation
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 | Outcome Interact with relevant disciplines and apply appropriate approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of example conditions |
| # 4 | Outcome Compare the routes of referral of patients for genomic testing from a range of clinical settings. |