Our Service 

Pathology second opinion consultation review of the pathology slides or the pathology reports to confirm the initial diagnosis.

Examples of the types of pathology material we examine:

Some of the most popular pathology material that we perform second opinion on includes all forms of tissue sampling such as

Biopsies:

Excisional biopsy, needle core biopsy, bone marrow biopsy.

Excisions & Resections:

Local excision, organ resections (breast mastectomy, breast lumpectomy, total colectomy, partial colectomy, lung lobectomy, total pneumonectomy, thyroid lobectomy, complete thyroidectomy, hysterectomy, LEEP excision, cone resection.

Cytology Specimens:

FNA (fine needle aspiration), cytopathology preparations, cervical PAP smears, peripheral blood smears.

All printed lab test reports:

Clinical pathology including: chemistry reports, protein analysis, lipid profile, tumor markers, blood bank charts and reports, coagulation study report, platelet aggregation study, mixing studies and endocrine hormone profile reports.

Forensic pathology:

Complete autopsy reports as well as partial autopsy reports

Types of pathology diagnosis we commonly examine:

Some of the most commonly encountered cancer pathology diagnosis categories as well as some of the most common diseases where a second opinion has an impact on the treatment management includes:

Carcinoma:

All types of carcinomas such as adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma.

Breast Cancer:

Such as ductal and lobular carcinoma, DCIS "ductal carcinoma in-situ", malignant phyllodes tumor and sarcoma.

Prostate Cancer:

Prostatic adenocarcinoma.

Colon Cancer:

Colonic adenocarcinoma, neurendocrine carcinoma, malignant GIST (gastrointestinal stromal tumor), sarcoma.

Lung Cancer:

Adenocarcinoma, squamous cell, small cell, and bronchoalveolar carcinoma, metastatic tumors, large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma and sarcoma.

Skin Cancer:

Squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma , malignant melanoma, mycosis fungoides (T-cell lymphoma), Merkel cell (neuroendocrine) carcinoma of the skin.

Ovarian Tumors:

Serous, mucinous and endometroid adenocarcinoma, papillary serous carcinoma.

Cervical Cancer:

Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, endocervical adenocarcinoma, CIS.

Endometrial and Uterine Tumors:

Endometroid adenocarcinoma, malignant mixed mullerian tumor (carcinosarcoma), sarcoma.

Esophageal Cancer:

Esophageal adenocarcinoma, squamous carcinoma of the esophagus.

Kidney Tumors:

Renal cell, clear cell and chromophobe cell carcinoma of the kidney.

Lymphoma:

Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's disease including B-cell lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), follicular cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma.

Liver Tumors:

Hepatocellular carcinoma, angiosarcoma, cholangiocarcinoma, metastatic tumors to the liver.

Thyroid Cancer:

Papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid.

Bladder Cancer:

Transitional cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder.

Bone Tumors:

Osteosarcoma, Ewing's tumor, metastatic carcinoma, chondrosarcoma.

Sarcomas:

Fibrosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, sarcoma not otherwise specified...etc.

Stomach Cancer:

Gastric adenocarcinoma, signet cell carcinoma of the stomach, malignant GIST tumor...etc.

Testicular Tumors:

Seminoma, choriocarcinoma, yolk sac tumor, embryonal carcinoma...etc.

Adrenal Tumors:

Adrenocortical carcinoma, metastatic tumors to the adrenal glands, pheochromocytoma.

Brain Tumors:

GBM glioblastoma multiforme, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma.

Head and Neck Cancer:

Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, laryngeal carcinoma...etc.

Leukemia:

Acute lymphoid leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic lymphoid leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia...etc.

Other types of material and diagnosis we examine:

We also offer second opinion consultation on all Benign pathological diseases in order to rule out a missed malignancy as well as all Clinical Pathology reports such as chemistry reports, hematology reports, lipid profiles, protein analysis, blood bank reports and other Clinical Pathology reports to confirm a correct interpretation of the results.

Dedication to your Case

At ConfirmPath, patient care is our main focus. We are fully dedicated to your case, and to review and issue a report with the correct diagnosis. A correct diagnosis will help you and your treating physician to get the best treatment possible.