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Leticia Maria C. KatzJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(4):210DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160034 It is about to be published the second edition of the Brazilian Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening, as part of another publication of the Brazilian National Cancer Institute (Instituto Nacional de Câncer [Inca]). For the development of the document participated the members of the Collaborative […]

Thales Gouveia LimeiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(3):136DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160027 Retired professor from Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Ufes), Espírito Santo, Brazil; Faculdade Multivix, Espírito Santo, Brazil Medicine has gone through an admirable improvement due to the arsenal of resources offered by scientific advancement, what allows for prolongation of life and the enhancement of its quality.

Natasha Slhessarenko; Adagmar AndrioloJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(2):68-69DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160019 Exactly 20 years ago, Forsman has shown that at least 70% of clinical decisions made within hospital setting were very dependent on the results of laboratory tests(1). Nowadays, with the remarkable technological evolution, probably this contributory percentage is even higher. The performance of a laboratory

Paulo Hilário Nascimento SaldivaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(1):4DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160007 Pathology remains as one of the most important medical specialties, playing a pivotal role in diagnosis as well as in elucidating the pathogenesis of several diseases. Pathologists usually build a bridge between basic sciences and clinical practice, and are important players in translational biomedical research.

Silvana Maria Eloi-SantosJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2015;51(6):358DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20150056 ABSTRACT In 2009, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute ([CLSI] – formerly NCCLS) consensus standard for auto verification of clinical laboratory test results(1). That guideline provides a general framework that allows clinical laboratories to propose, implement, validate, and