“Green-path”: planting seeds for environmental sustainability in diagnostic and research surgical pathology

Abstract Surgical pathology represents a resource-intensive component of healthcare systems due to continuous operation, energy-demanding infrastructure, extensive use of hazardous chemicals, and high volumes of single-use consumables. Despite this, surgical pathology has historically received limited attention within sustainability research and policy frameworks. This narrative review examines the concept of green pathology , defined as the practice of pathology in a manner that minimizes envir