Histopathology Laboratory Service
The Department of Pathology provides histopathology services to professorial surgical unit, professorial gynaecology unit, professorial medical unit and professorial paediatric unit of NCTH. We receive about 2500-3000 samples including biopsies per annum. Endoscopic biopsies, all types of gastrointestinal and hepato-biliary-pancreatic neoplasms, thyroid lesions, mastectomies, endometrial biopsies and curettings, gynaecological neoplasms forms the main categories of samples that we receive. In addition we receive samples from dermatology unit, oro-maxillary-facial unit and orthopaedic unit of NCTH. Special requests are accepted from other hospitals around the country.
Histopathology reporting is undertaken by four honorary Consultant Histopathologists.
Expert opinion is provided on referral cases in the fields of gastrointestinal and liver pathology, soft tissue and bone pathology and gynaecological, pathology.
Undergraduate Teaching
The department of pathology conducts lectures, practicals and tutorial classes for the 3rd and 4th year medical undergraduates.
Postgraduate Teaching
It is a recognized centre for training in Certificate course in Basic Laboratory Sciences, Diploma in Histopathology and Haematology and MD Histopathology and Haematology courses of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine.
Training of students of other Institutions
We provide the laboratory training in histopathology and haematology for the NAITA(National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority) trainees and 4th year B.Sc.in Medical Laboratory Sciences students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna.
Laboratory Services
The department provides honorary consultancy services in histopathology , cytopathology and haematology for the professorial units of the North Colombo Teaching Hospital.
Biodosimetry laboratory
The biodosimetry and cytogenetics laboratory of the department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine was established by a Technical Cooperation project No SRL 6031 of the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2010.
Immunohistochemistry services
The department is planning to provide the immunohistochemistry services to the community in the near future.
