Mitotic Activity Not Applicable: Interpreting Pathology Reports

Mitotic Activity Not Applicable: Interpreting Pathology Reports

1. Introduction Receiving a pathology report following a biopsy or surgical procedure can induce significant anxiety, primarily due to the dense medical terminology utilized to describe tissue samples. One phrase that frequently appears on these reports is mitotic activity not applicable. This specific designation indicates that measuring the rate of cellular division was either scientifically … Read more