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Pathological Anatomy & Cytology
Pathological Anatomy & Cytology

Pathological Anatomy & Cytology

Pathological Anatomy & Cytology

The Department ofPathological Anatomy and Cytology aims to study pathological changes in cells and tissues from cytological, biopsy, surgical or autopsy samples.

The Department ofPathological Anatomy and Cytology aims to study pathological changes in cells and tissues from cytological, biopsy, surgical or autopsy samples.

Team

Service composition

  • 2 university professors · hospital practitioners
  • 1 university lecturer · hospital practitioner
  • 9 hospital practitioners
  • 2 attached practitioners
  • 2 university hospital assistants
  • 1 junior doctor
  • 1 service framework
Team details

Our services

Activities

The main diagnostic fields of PCA are the diagnosis of cancer, inflammatory processes and rare diseases. 

Various methods are used by the pathologist from macroscopic examination to in situ molecular biology:
Cytopathology, Histopathology, Extemporaneous examination, Histochemistry, Histoenzymology, Immunohistochemistry and Immunofluorescence, In situ, FISH. 

The ACP department at the Caen Normandy University Hospital handles 25,000 examination requests per year. 

He carries out an appeals activity as well as an expert activity in reviewing files external to the University Hospital. 

The ACP service of the CHU of Caen Normandie takes charge of the diagnostic and theranostic activity in close collaboration with the Tumor Bank of Caen-Basse Normandie and the Federative Structure of Cyto-Molecular Oncogenetics (SF-MOCAE).

SF MOCAE

Objective

The SF-MOCAE optimizes the implementation and development of oncogenetics activities while preserving the specificities of the disciplines and ensures better visibility of these activities and actions carried out in this context by the Caen Normandy University Hospital through the pooling of human and technical resources to the extent possible.

The federative structure in detail

Medical biology laboratory

Medical biology laboratory

The directory of medical biology analyses at the Caen Normandy University Hospital is available here.

Locate / contact the service

Pathological Anatomy & Cytology

Biology Building · Research

Avenue de la Côte de Nacre CS 30001 14033 Caen cedex 9

Pathological Anatomy & Cytology

Secretariat of the department


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Pathological Anatomy & Cytology
Biology Building · Research
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GPS access: BBR · Public
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