Our team of doctors have written articles to help you read and understand your pathology report. These articles cover more than 300 of the most common conditions.

Our patient friendly pathology dictionary will help you understand the most common terms used by pathologists in pathology reports. The dictionary is updated monthly.

This article is an introduction to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2. It also provides information to help you read and understand your COVID-19 test report.

A surgical pathology report describes the results for most types of tissue samples including those from the skin, breast, digestive tract, ovary, prostate. This article will introduce you to the parts of a typical surgical pathology report.

Bone marrow is the tissue found at the centre of a bone. A biopsy is commonly performed to look for diseases of the blood and bone marrow. This article will help you understand the parts of a typical bone marrow pathology report.

The Pap test is a screening test that looks for abnormal cells in the cervix. This article will provide an introduction to the Pap test including an explanation of why and how the test is performed.

A blood culture is a test performed to look for microorganisms such as bacteria and fungus in the blood. This article will describe the test and help you understand your report.

MyPathologyReport.ca is a freely accessible medical education tool created by pathologists to help you read and understand your pathology report.