What to look for in colon biopsy pathology results

Colonic biopsy pathology reports have definitive pathologic diagnosis, intended diagnosis, descriptive pathologic diagnosis, and undiagnosable cases.
1. Definitive pathologic diagnosis: most of the colon biopsy pathology specimens can obtain a definitive diagnosis. If the sampling site is accurate, the tissue is large and there is no extrusion, burns and other man-made injuries, the lesion is more typical, can obtain a clear diagnosis, the pathology report will be written clearly, is the final diagnosis of the nature of the patient’s disease.
2. Intentional diagnosis: there may be a high likelihood, consistent with the diagnostic terms, consider, do not except, usually need to be combined with other relevant tests to make a clear diagnosis.
3. Descriptive pathologic diagnosis: When the biopsy tissue is improperly taken, the tissue is too small, or the injury is severe, if no clear lesion can be seen in the specimen, it can only be described as the presence of a small amount of necrotic tissue, etc., which should be combined with the relevant examinations and clinical symptoms.
4. Undiagnosable cases: The specimen is not diagnosable due to inappropriate or too little tissue, and needs to be resubmitted for examination or close follow-up.
The pathology report of colon biopsy should be interpreted by a specialized physician, and further examination or reasonable treatment should be carried out.