*Drs Hainsworth, Purcell & Jamieson inc. are specialist anatomical pathologists located in KwaZulu Natal South Africa.
TESTING
- Routine Histology
- small diagnostic biopsies (part of lesion)
- small excision biopsies (entire lesion)
- small and large regional or organ resection specimens
- Immunohistochemistry
- antibody mediated detection of cellular markers
- Frozen Sections
- diagnostic procedure usually in operating theatre during time of surgery
- Post Mortems
- assessment of possible cause of death
- Cytology
- pap smears
- smears from other epithelial surface
- body fluids:
- urine | sputum | CSF | pleural fluid | abdominal fluid
- fine needle aspirate :
- thyroid | breast | liver | other tissues
- liquid based cytology (ThinPrep) :
- Cervical (pap) smears | fine needle aspirates