YOUR FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY (FNAB) SPECIALIST
细针穿剌活检预约
FOR DOCTORS
FOR PATIENTS
FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY
FOCUS
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Multidisciplinary approach to arrive at an accurate diagnosis
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Using clinical findings, radiology, pathology and other investigations, such as flow cytometry and molecular testing
TESTS DONE
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Ultrasound guided FNAB
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Ultrasound guided core biopsy
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Biochemistry and microbiology on the biopsy samples.
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Molecular testing including Afirma®
HISTOPATHOLOGY
FOCUS
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Quality
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Rapid turnaround time
TESTS DONE
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Histopathology
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Immunochemistry
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Flow cytometry
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Molecular testing
WHAT'S NEW
AFIRMA®
Samples for Afirma® testing are collected in transport medium and the refrigerated specimen is air-freighted (Fed Ex) to Veracyte Inc in San Francisco, USA. Results are available in two weeks.
THYROGLOBULIN ASSAY ON NEEDLE RINSE
The needle rinse from all lymph nodes biopsies in patients with suspected thyroid cancer is routinely tested for thyroglobulin.
MOLECULAR TESTING
Cervical lymph node metastases of squamous cell carcinomas are tested for both p16 immunohistochemistry and HPV DNA in situ hybridization.