Harnessing stereomicroscopy in pathological diagnosis: A case report on oral mucocele

Abstract

The pre-analytic phase of a histopathology laboratory begins with the gross examination of biopsy specimens for orientation and dissecting the area of suspicion in histological diagnosis. This step is routinely performed by junior residents or laboratory technicians and very rarely by the diagnosing pathologists. Following conventional method of grossing, the macroscopic features recorded are subjective and limited and the photographs taken of the surgical specimens are often pixilated when magnified. The present case report describes the application of stereomicroscopy in gross examination of a case of oral mucocele and its function in histologic diagnosis.