Pathology department carries various scientific activities and research as:

• Weekly meetings to discuss difficult challenging pathological cases
• Weekly practical sessions are held by the staff members in the main hall for junior staff members
• Workshops on both technical & diagnostic levels are also held
• There is an online monthly presentation and discussion of a challenging pathological case. (Gross & histopathologic photos, brain storming discussion, final diagnosis with the appropriate IHC panel)
• Supervision of master and doctorate theses
• Performing routine histopathological and cytopathological investigations serving both inpatients and outpatients of the institute
• Performing consultation and review of previously diagnosed cases
• Examining pap smears received from outside the institute
• Diagnosing and scoring the IHC stains as ER, PR, Her2nue and Ki67 in breast cancer for oncology department patients (Activation is in progress)
• Participation in scientific research with other universities
• Staff members participate in teaching post graduate degrees in the institute.

The pathology department is an active and productive member of the research community. It is dedicated to investigate common diseases and malignancies to facilitate effective treatment and improve health outcomes. A research program directed to HCV liver biopsies in the period between 2011-2013. Another research program is directed to early breast cancer detection and diagnosis since 2013 till now.

Services presented by the department include:

• Receiving specimens for pathological examination
• Outpatient clinic for fine needle aspiration biopsy
• Ancillary techniques aiding in the targeted therapy in breast cancer
• Consultation for previously diagnosed specimens upon request
• Preparing awareness presentations and talks to target specific populations

Thesis

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The pathology department is interested in various fields, yet the main fields of interests are:

• Anatomic Pathology: Gross examination and dissection of various specimens received from Surgery department in the institute hospital or referred from outside the institute.
• Cytopathology: Fine needle aspiration cytology and fluid cytology of various accessible body lesions, however breast lesions represents the main interest as it allows helping the surgical staff in planning surgical management for various breast lesions.
• Intra-operative imprint pathology as in conservative breast surgeries: Quick, accurate, sensitive method to help surgeons guarantee free safety margins during excising malignant breast lesions.
• Molecular Pathology: carried during research and practical thesis stages.

Many programs have been adopted by the department- depending upon the community requirements-:

• Liver: scoring activity for HCV (ended)
• Breast cancer program
• Lymphoma program
• Papillary thyroid cancer program
• Female genital tract malignancy program