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ArticlePathologica2025

Interventional pathologists: a new challenge for pathologists in the modern era.

Sofia Asioli, Maria Berezina, Giulia Querzoli, Maria Pia Foschini

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Article in Pathologica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sofia AsioliIRCCS Istituto di Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Maria BerezinaDepartmemt of Biomedical e Neurmotor Science, Alma Mater University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Giulia QuerzoliPathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Maria Pia FoschiniDepartmemt of Biomedical e Neurmotor Science, Alma Mater University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This letter highlights the growing importance of Interventional Pathologists (IP) in modern diagnostic practice. Building on the established role of Interventional Cytopathologists, the integration of In-Vivo and Ex-Vivo Confocal Microscopy (CFM) into surgical and outpatient settings enables real-time histological evaluation. These technologies allow for rapid and accurate diagnosis, reduce procedural repetition, and shorten time to treatment. Clinical applications-including in neurosurgery, dermatology, and breast pathology-demonstrate high diagnostic concordance with standard histology. The authors advocate for the formal recognition and training of Interventional Pathologists to meet the evolving demands of precision medicine.

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PathologistsHumansMicroscopy, Confocalconfocal microscopyinterventional pathologistreal-time diagnosis and precision medicine

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PMID41243516
PMCPMC12620957

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