YOUR FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY (FNAB) SPECIALIST
READ YOUR REPORT
The College of American Pathologists has developed some information to help you understand your pathology report
FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY
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Multidisciplinary approach to arrive at an accurate diagnosis
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Using clinical findings, radiology, path-ology and other investigations, such as immunohistochemistry 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
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Quality service
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Rapid turnaround time
TESTS DONE
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Histopathology
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Immunochemistry
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Molecular testing
RESULTS ONLINE - DOCTOR'S ONLY
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Ease of access to your pathology reports including images (encrypted transmission)
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Ability to download directly to your clinical software
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.