The Role of the Pathologist in the Next-Generation Era of Tumor Molecular Characterization
Valentina Angerilli, Francesca Galuppini, Fabio Pagni, Nicola Fusco, Umberto Malapelle, Matteo Fassan
Abstract
Current pathology practice is being shaped by the increasing complexity of modern medicine, in particular of precision oncology, and major technological advances. In the "next-generation technologies era", the pathologist has become the person responsible for the integration and interpretation of morphologic and molecular information and for the delivery of critical answers to diagnostic, prognostic and predictive queries, acquiring a prominent position in the molecular tumor boards.
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Molecular pathologyMedicinePrecision medicinePathologyInterpretation (philosophy)Medical physicsComputer scienceBiologyBiochemistryProgramming languageGeneCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications