Diagnostic Programs at Yale Pathology
Yale
Pathology
Labs
offer
state-of-the-art
diagnostic
services
in
Cytology,
Surgical
Pathology,
and
Autopsy.
As
with
traditional
pathology
departments,
Yale
Pathology
is
structurally
divided
into
three
main
diagnostic
services,
Autopsy,
Cytology,
and
Surgical
Pathology,
that
are
supported
by
a
variety
of
specialty
laboratories:
Histology,
Immunohistochemistry,
Electron
Microscopy,
Cytoprep
Laboratory,
Flow
Cytometry,
Molecular
Diagnostics.
AUTOPSY PATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Determine cause of death, verify clinical diagnoses, assess effectiveness
of therapy, clarify clinical findings, address family concerns, train
physicians, elucidate unknown disease processes, screen for congenital
abnormalities.
Go to Autopsy Program
CYTOPATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Early
detection
of
cervical
cancer,
HPV
testing,
squamous
cell
carcinoma,
endometrial
adenocarcinoma,
ovarian
adenocarcinoma;
bronchial
lavages,
pneumocystis
carinii,
aspergillus;
fine
needle
aspirations,
lung,
liver,
thyroid,
pancreas;
body
fluid
cytology,
pleural,
peritoneal,
pericardial;
mesothelioma,
metastatic
adenocarcinoma.
Go to Cytopathology Program
SURGICAL
PATHOLOGY
Surgical
Pathology
is
Yale
Pathology
Labs’ most
com-prehensive
diagnostic
service,
reflecting
the
various
sub-specialties
of
more
than
forty
highly
qualified
physicians.
Our
board-certified
pathologists
are
experts
in
most
subspecialty
areas
and
offer
complete
services
for
all
surgical
pathology
needs.
Areas
of
intense
subspecialty
interest
include
the
fields
of
gynecologic,
gestational
and
reproductive
pathology,
breast
pathology,
gastroenterologic
and
hepatic
pathology,
genitourinary
and
renal
pathology,
dermatopathology,
hematopathology,
neuropathology,
and
ophthalmic
pathology,
among
others.
Go
to Surgical
Pathology
Program
DERMATOPATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Malignant
melanoma,
melanocytic
nevi,
cutaneous
T
cell
lymphoma,
psoriasis,
lichen
planus,
basal
cell
carcinoma,
Kaposi’s
sarcoma,
erythema
multiforme,
leukocytoclastic
vasculitis,
verruca
vulgaris,
immunohistochemistry,
immunofluorescence.
Go to Dermatopathology Program
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GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Gastroesophageal
reflux,
Barrett’s
esophagus,
Helicobacter
pylori gastritis,
stomach
cancer,
colorectal
polyps
and
cancer,
inflammatory
bowel
disease,
chronic
hepatitis,
cirrhosis,
hepatocellular
carcinoma.
Go to GI and Liver Program
GENITOURNARY PATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Prostate, bladder, and testicular cancer; immunotherapy of bladder
cancer, hormone therapy of prostate hyperplasia/carcinoma; interstitial
cystitis, infertility.
Go to Genitourinary Pathology Program
HEAD AND NECK PATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Squamous
cell
carcinoma
of
the
oral
cavity,
laryngeal
cancer,
thyroid
disease,
parathyroid
disease,
salivary
gland
tumors,
nasal
sinus
disease,
jaw
disorders.
Go to Head and Neck Pathology Program HEMATOPATHOLOGY & BONE MARROW PATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Hodgkin’s
disease,
non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma,
lymphoma
immunophenotyping/genotyping,
immunotherapy,
leukemia,
myelodysplasia,
myeloproliferative
disorders,
anemia,
immune
deficiency,
opportunistic
infections.
MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS
Lymphoid neoplasms: immunoglobulin gene rearrangements, T cell receptor
gene rearrangement, Bcl1 gene rearrangement, Bcl2 gene rearrangement.
Solid tumors: K-ras mutational analysis (gastrointestinal, lung and
ovarian tumors), p53 mutational analysis (malignant tumors), SYT/SSX
rearrangement (synovial sarcoma), Ret/PTC rearrangement (papillary
thyroid carcinoma).
Go to Molecular Diagnostics
NEUROPATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Inflammatory,
degenerative,
and
neoplastic
diseases
of
the
central
and
peripheral
nervous
system;
brain,
nerve,
and
muscle
biopsies;
histochemical
and
ultrastructural
analysis.
Go to Neuropathology Program
OPHTHALMIC PATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Corneal
degenerations,
transplant
rejection,
keratoconus,
conjunctival
proliferations
and
neoplasms,
eye
trauma,
inflammations
of
the
eyelids,
tumors
of
the
eyelids,
lesions
of
the
lacrimal
system,
inflammation
and
tumors
of
the
eye.
Go to Ophthalmic Pathology Program
PEDIATRIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Developmental,
infectious,
metabolic,
and
neoplastic
disorders
of
childhood;
Hirschsprung
disease,
small “blue
round
cell” tumors,
congenital
malformations
including
cardiac
and
other
systems,
placental
pathology,
electron
microscopy
and
biochemical
studies
of
metabolic
disorders,
immunohistochemistry,
and
advanced
molecular
diagnosis.
Go
to Pediatric and Developmental Pathology
PULMONARY PATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Cancer,
early
lung
cancer,
screening
detected
cancers,
small
cell
carcinoma,
neuroendocrine
carcinoma,
adenocarcinoma,
bronchial
biopsies,
thoracoscopic
biopsies,
mesothelioma,
immunohistochemistry.
Go to Pulmonary Pathology Program
RENAL PATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Medical
and
surgical
diseases
of
the
kidney,
and
kidney
transplantation.
Go
to Renal Pathology and Electron Microscopy
Women's
Health
Program
BREAST
PATHOLOGY
PROGRAM
Cancer,
intraductal carcinoma, in
situ carcinoma, estrogen receptors,
progesterone receptors, herceptin,
Her2/neu, conservative therapy,
lumpectomy, calcifications, mammographic-pathologic
correlation.
Go
to Breast
Pathology Program
OBSTETRIC
& GYNECOLOGIC
PATHOLOGY PROGRAM
Cancer
of the ovary, endometrium, and
cervix; infertility, placental
evaluation, endometrial hyperplasia,
dysfunctional uterine bleeding,
cervical Pap smear, sexually
transmitted diseases, cervical
dysplasia.
Go
to Gynecologic
Pathology Program
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