18/02/2019 Suggested additions: 1 Anatomical Pathology Tests General IVDs for health care facilities with anatomical pathology laboratories and trained anatomical pathologists Diagnostic test Test purpose Assay format Specimen type Anatomical Pathology Macroscopic assessment Macroscopic assessment of diseased tissue and Macroscopic assessment of Surgical resection selection of areas for microscopic examination surgically removed tissue Biopsy Histopathology Microscopic assessment of tissue for infection, Microscopy of tissue sections Surgical resection neoplasia, inflammatory and degenerative mounted on slides and stained most disorders commonly with haematoxylin and Biopsy eosin in the first instance, then treated with a variety of special stains, selected case-by-case, to Core biopsy identify pathogens and other abnormal features Cell block Cytology (cytopathology) Microscopic assessment of cells for infection, Microscopy of stained cells on slides Cervical specimen for Pap smear neoplasia, inflammatory and degenerative disorders Body fluids: CSF, urine, pleural and peritoneal fluids etc. Fine needle aspirate (FNA) of lymph node, spleen, other tissues Bone marrow aspirate Sputum, bronchial brushings, bronchoalveolar lavage Skin samples Immunohistochemistry Microscopic assessment of cells for specific Microscopy of tissue sections Surgical resection markers to assess infection, neoplasia, mounted on slides and stained with inflammatory and degenerative disorders antibodies to specific markers. Biopsy Refer to Disease-Specific Tests for Core biopsy individual assays. Cell block Comments received at [email protected] using the comments table before 10 March 2019 will be considered by the EDL Secretariat..