Newcastle Laboratories

Histopathology

Clinical Background:

Histopathology, the microscopic study of diseased tissue, is an important tool in anatomical pathology, since accurate diagnosis of cancer and other diseases usually requires histopathological exam...

Histopathology, the microscopic study of diseased tissue, is an important tool in anatomical pathology, since accurate diagnosis of cancer and other diseases usually requires histopathological examination of samples. Pathologists are the personnel who perform histopathological examination and provide diagnostic information based on their observations.

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Test Details

  • Discipline:

    Cellular Pathology

    Cellular Pathology

  • Specimen Container Adult:

    Buffered formalin* in 60 ml pots for small biopsies or larger pots available from our specimen reception.
    *Please note, some samples (see below) require submission with NO fixation.

    Buffered formalin* in 60 ml pots for small biopsies or larger pots available from our specimen reception.
    *Please note, some samples (see below) require submission with NO fixation.

  • Specimen Container Paediatric:

    Buffered formalin in 60 ml pots for small biopsies or larger pots available from our specimen reception. Paraffin wax embedded block or 4µ sections on coated slides

    Buffered formalin in 60 ml pots for small biopsies or larger pots available from our specimen reception. Paraffin wax embedded block or 4µ sections on coated slides

  • Special Requirement:

    The following MUST be sent FRESH, NOT in fixative.
    They should all be marked URGENT and dispatched as soon as possible.
    Urgent intraoperative frozen sections
    Skin biopsies for Immunofluorescence
    Muscle...

    The following MUST be sent FRESH, NOT in fixative.
    They should all be marked URGENT and dispatched as soon as possible.
    Urgent intraoperative frozen sections
    Skin biopsies for Immunofluorescence
    Muscle biopies
    Nerve biopsies
    Please contact the laboratory for special requirements.

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  • Sample Stability:

    Biopsies in formalin are stable at room temperature.

    Biopsies in formalin are stable at room temperature.

  • Transport Requirements:

    Please dispatch - DON'T Batch! The sooner we receive the samples, the shorter will be the overall turnaround time for the report.

    Please dispatch - DON'T Batch! The sooner we receive the samples, the shorter will be the overall turnaround time for the report.

  • Routine Telephone:

    0191 282 4445

    0191 282 4445

  • Routine Email:

Availability:

Cellular Pathology is open during normal working hours and on Saturday morning. Any samples being requested outside of these times, contact the Biomedical Scientist On Call for Histopathology via the NuTH switchboard.

New referral arrangements must be pre-agreed with the Laboratory, please contact tnu-tr.newcastlelaboratories@nhs.net, failure to contact the Laboratory prior to any new sample referrals may result in samples not being processed.

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Send To:

Department of Cellular Pathology

Level 3
New Victoria Wing
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Queen Victoria Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP

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