Gastrointestinal Pathology and Hepatopathology
Our mission is to provide rapid and high-quality pathologic diagnoses related to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreas. Evaluation of biopsies obtained at endoscopy plays a critical role in the management of digestive disorders, including Barrett esophagus, gastritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and neoplasms of the gut. Management of most liver diseases is heavily influenced by evaluation of liver biopsies, including hepatitis, biliary tract disorders, and the post-transplant liver. Biopsy evaluation of biliary tract or pancreatic tissue, obtained during endoscopic retrograde pancreatocystography, percutaneous biopsy, or by other approaches, is particularly important when malignancy is of concern. Lastly, surgical removal of alimentary tract specimens gives opportunity for definitive pathologic evaluation of all disorders affecting these organs.
Test List
Gastrointestinal Pathology/Hepatopathology, General Info. (Chen Liu, M.D., Ph.D.; James M. Crawford, M.D.; John Reith, M.D.; Lisa Dixon, M.D.; May Arroyo, M.D.)
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| Methodology: | Light microscopy, electron microscopy, special stains (conventional and immunohistochemistry). | |
| Specimen Requirements: | Tissue in appropriate fixative/preservative; pre-prepared slides and/or paraffin block. | |
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| In-house turnaround time: | 1 to 5 days | |
| Reference Values: | Interpretive report | |
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Microsatellite Instibility (MSI) (Liu, Chen, MD, PhD Crawford, James M., MD, PhD )
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| Methodology: | PCR, DNA fragment analysis by 310 | |
| Specimen Requirements: | Formalin fixed and/or paraffin embedded samples | |
| Specimen Handling: | ship and store at room temperature | |
| In-house turnaround time: | 9 days | |
| Reference Values: | MSI-SS | |
| CPT Code: | 83907x2, 83890x 2, 83900 x 2, 83901 x 6, 83909 x 2 |