HISTOPATHOLOGY SECTION

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.

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Department of Pathology
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Kelaniya,
P.O Box 6,
Thalagolla Road,
Ragama,
Sri Lanka

  • Tel :  +94 11 2953407 (Direct)

  • Tel :  +94 11 2958039

  • Tel :  +94 11 2958219

  • Fax:  +94 11 2958337

  • Email:  path@kln.ac.lk

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