- Test: Urgent Surgical Specimen
- Tissue Type:Small Biopsy and endoscopic biopsy (RCPI National Quality Improvement Program in Histopathology category P01 & P02)
- Total Turnaround Time: 80% complete by day 7.
- Test: Routine Surgical Specimen
- Tissue Type: Small Biopsy and endoscopic biopsy (RCPI National Quality Improvement Program in Histopathology category P01 & P02)
- Total Turnaround Time: 80% complete by day 14.
- Test: Urgent & Routine Surgical Specimen
- Tissue Type:Non biopsy cancer resections (RCPI National Quality Improvement Program in Histopathology category P03)
- Total Turnaround Time: 80% complete by day 10.
- Test: Urgent Surgical Specimen
- Tissue Type: Non biopsy - other (RCPI National Quality Improvement Program in Histopathology category P04)
- Total Turnaround Time: 80% complete by day 7.
- Test: Routine Surgical Specimen
- Tissue Type: Non biopsy - other (RCPI National Quality Improvement Program in Histopathology category P04)
- Total Turnaround Time: 80% complete by day 14.
Note : Longer turn around times may result if additional testing such as special stains and immunohistochemistry are required.
- Test: Frozen Section
- Tissue Type: Fresh Tissue Sample
- Total Turnaround Time: Dependent on number of pieces submitted. Approximately 30 minutes is required by the laboratory to process each piece. Results will be telephoned directly by Consultant Histopathologist to theatre personnel.
- Test: Direct Immunofluorescence of Skin
- Tissue Type: Skin sample wrapped in saline gauze or in tissue fixative solution
- Total Turnaround Time: 80% complete by day 10.
- Test: Cytology
- Tissue Type:Non Gynae Cytology FNA (RCPI National Quality Improvement Program in Histopathology category P06)
- Total Turnaround Time: 80% complete by day 7.
- Tissue Type: Non Gynae Cytology Exfoliative (RCPI National Quality Improvement Program in Histpathology category P07)
- Total Turnaround Time: 80% complete by day 10.
