Department of Clinical Pathology
Phone: 0747/89269
The Department of Clinical Pathology is a specialized unit providing morphological diagnosis of diseases through the examination of tissues, cells, and body fluids. Its main mission is to deliver accurate diagnostic information that supports clinical and surgical treatment decisions.
Biopsy Sector
Includes:
- Sector for surgical and excisional biopsies
- Sector for gastroendoscopic and needle biopsies
- Lymphopathology sector
- Neuropathology sector
- Histochemical and immunohistochemical laboratory with CISH capability
Main activities:
- Establishing a histological diagnosis of disease processes in routinely processed biopsies within 48–72 hours
- Emergency intraoperative diagnosis (frozen section)
- Immunophenotyping of lymphomas, epithelial, mesenchymal, endocrine, pigment, and brain tumors
- Reference laboratory for determining HER2 status, ER, and PgR in breast cancer
Cytology Sector
Located in the Oncology Center, the sector includes a medical office and a cytology laboratory.
Main activities:
- Cytological screening of gynecological smears for early detection of cervical cancer
- Clinical cytodiagnostics of brush, aspiration, and puncture materials
- Intraoperative (frozen) cytological examination
Necropsy Sector
Main activities:
- Performing pathological autopsies
- Preparing forensic medical expert reports in collaboration with forensic medicine specialists
- Pathoanatomical control during organ and tissue retrieval for postmortem donation
The department works in close collaboration with the hospital’s clinical and surgical units, ensuring timely, accurate, and reliable morphological diagnostics in accordance with modern European standards.