The COVID-19 pandemic from Anatomic Pathology laboratories in Peru

The anatomic pathology specialty plays a fundamental role within the multidisciplinary health systems team, since the majority of diseases are diagnosed by studying changes in cells, tissues and organs at both the macro and microscopic levels. Thus, this specialty is generally circumscribed in: surg...

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Main Authors: Karina Patiño-Calla, Alejandro Yabar Berrocal
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Ricardo Palma 2021-06-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Online Access:http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/3787
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Summary:The anatomic pathology specialty plays a fundamental role within the multidisciplinary health systems team, since the majority of diseases are diagnosed by studying changes in cells, tissues and organs at both the macro and microscopic levels. Thus, this specialty is generally circumscribed in: surgical pathology, cytology and necropsy. Today, with the advent of new technologies in Peru, the practice of the specialty has considerably expanded its activity (immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy, molecular pathology, among others).
ISSN:1814-5469
2308-0531