Medical Pathology

In the Medical Pathology Department of Yeditepe University Hospitals, pathology services are carried out in line with the fundamental principle of "fast and accurate reporting." In the department, where current medical technologies are utilized, different examination and evaluation methods for diagnosis are applied with academic staff and technological equipment. In addition to the studies carried out in the Immunohistochemistry and Cytopathology Laboratories, cooperation with the hospital's Microbiology and Genetics Laboratories can be made in advanced methods.

What Is Medical Pathology?

Medical pathology is a field in which tissue and cell samples are examined and evaluated by various methods for diagnostic purposes. In this context, evaluations for diagnosis and treatment processes are carried out by utilizing different laboratory methods.

What Does Medical Pathology Do?

The fundamental principle of the Medical Pathology Department is "fast and accurate reporting." In the Pathology Department, which is equipped with contemporary medical technologies, the following applications are carried out with current technological equipment and academic staff:

• Intraoperative consultation service 'frozen' can be provided at all hours of the day for all kinds of cases; that is, tissues that appear suspicious to the surgeon during surgery can be evaluated by Pathology specialists within 10 minutes using a special technique.
• Biopsy samples are finalized within 1-4 business days according to their characteristics.
• Histochemical staining methods and immunohistochemical methods necessary for diagnosis and treatment can be applied with up to 160 antibodies as panels, either by standardized manual method or automatically in emergency situations. Elements such as the primary focus of the tumor, tumor classification, proliferation index, and prognostic markers that will confirm the patient's diagnosis and guide treatment can be determined with 0 accuracy.
• Especially in cases with suspected cancer or requiring urgent treatment, thanks to microwave tracking devices, routine histopathological follow-up is performed within 4-6 hours, and a definitive preliminary diagnosis can be made, so that our patient does not lose time in cases where urgent treatment is required.

Immunohistochemistry Laboratory

In the Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, in addition to diagnostic histochemical and immunohistochemical staining techniques, immunofluorescence studies are performed, and requests can be studied daily with full automation. In addition, advanced methods such as "polymerase chain reaction" (PCR), "flow cytometry," and "in situ hybridization" can also be applied jointly with our Hospital's Microbiology and Genetics Laboratories.

Cytopathology Laboratory

In the Cytopathology Laboratory, samples can be evaluated using both "liquid-based" and "conventional" cytology methods, and immunocytochemical studies can be performed when necessary. When needed during the collection of diagnostic samples from our patients by the interventional departments of our hospital, on-site sample adequacy evaluation is performed by expert Pathologists.