Editing Microscopic scale (section)

=== Medicine ===

[[File:Gross pathology and histopathology of signet ring cell carcinoma metastasis to the ovary.jpg|thumb|A sample can be cross-sectioned from these ovary Krukenberg tumours to microscopically observe their histopathological appearance. Under the different magnification levels, a microscope can zoom in on the invasive proliferation of signet-ring cells with a desmoplastic stroma.<ref>{{Citation |last=Koichi |first=Nakamura, Yoshiaki; Hiramatsu, Ayako; Koyama, Takafumi; Oyama, Yu; Tanaka, Ayuko; Honma |title=English: Signet ring cell carcinoma metastasis to the ovary, also called Krukenberg tumor: Gross pathology (top, cross-section at right) and histopathology at low (×100) and high (×200) magnification, with H&E stain. The latter shows invasive proliferation of signet-ring cells with a desmoplastic stroma. |date=2014-10-16 |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gross_pathology_and_histopathology_of_signet_ring_cell_carcinoma_metastasis_to_the_ovary.jpg |access-date=2022-05-27}}</ref>]]

In [[medicine]], diagnoses can be made with the assistance of microscopic observation of patient [[Biopsy|biopsies]], such as cancer cells. [[Pathology]] and [[cytology]] reports include a microscopic description, which consists of analyses performed using microscopes, histochemical stains or [[flow cytometry]]. These methods can determine the structure of the diseased tissue and the severity of the disease, and early detection is possible through identification of microscopic indications of illness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What information is included in a pathology report? |url=https://www.cancer.org/treatment/understanding-your-diagnosis/tests/testing-biopsy-and-cytology-specimens-for-cancer/whats-in-pathology-report.html |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=www.cancer.org |language=en}}</ref>