Available Services
1st: The educational services:
1st: The educational services:
A- Undergraduate Educational Services:
A- Undergraduate Educational Services:
1. Undergraduate medical student:
1. Undergraduate medical student:
We teach General and special Pathology topics for the 3rd year medical students in addition to practical application via gross and histopathological practical sessions
We teach General and special Pathology topics for the 3rd year medical students in addition to practical application via gross and histopathological practical sessions
2. Undergraduate Dentistry students:
2. Undergraduate Dentistry students:
We teach General Pathology topics for the 2nd year Dentistry students in addition to practical application via gross practical sessions.
We teach General Pathology topics for the 2nd year Dentistry students in addition to practical application via gross practical sessions.
3. Undergraduate Pharmacy students:
3. Undergraduate Pharmacy students:
We teach General Pathology topics for the 3rd year Dentistry students in addition to practical application via gross practical sessions.
We teach General Pathology topics for the 3rd year Dentistry students in addition to practical application via gross practical sessions.
B- Postgraduate Educational Services:
B- Postgraduate Educational Services:
· We Provide postgraduates in different fields of Medicine with a Pathology course that runs via a time table declared in the department and introduced by pioneer professors in pathology.
· We Provide postgraduates in different fields of Medicine with a Pathology course that runs via a time table declared in the department and introduced by pioneer professors in pathology.
· Post graduate seminars are held regularly every week on Wednesday at 11 O’clock according to a time schedule declared in the department.
· Post graduate seminars are held regularly every week on Wednesday at 11 O’clock according to a time schedule declared in the department.
2nd: Research Services:
2nd: Research Services:
· Our Department provides diagnostic services for researchers in different fields of medicine via ordinary stains, in addition to special stains and immunohistochemical stains.
· Our Department provides diagnostic services for researchers in different fields of medicine via ordinary stains, in addition to special stains and immunohistochemical stains.
· We also can provide the researchers with digital photos captured by recent microscopes connected to highly advanced digital cameras.
· We also can provide the researchers with digital photos captured by recent microscopes connected to highly advanced digital cameras.
· Our staff members share in researches in different fields of medicine by supervision in addition to peer reviewing different research works.
· Our staff members share in researches in different fields of medicine by supervision in addition to peer reviewing different research works.
· Researchers of our department perform highly advanced researches using the most recent techniques.
· Researchers of our department perform highly advanced researches using the most recent techniques.
· Our department gained a funded project entitled “An immunohistochemical study for some biological markers that can be a targeted therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt”.
· Our department gained a funded project entitled “An immunohistochemical study for some biological markers that can be a targeted therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt”.
3rd: Community and Health Services:
3rd: Community and Health Services:
Pathology Department at Tanta Faculty of Medicine provides Diagnostic & Prognostic services for our Patients as follows:
Pathology Department at Tanta Faculty of Medicine provides Diagnostic & Prognostic services for our Patients as follows:
The department of Pathology at Tanta University has the following units:
The department of Pathology at Tanta University has the following units:
1. Surgical biopsy unit:
1. Surgical biopsy unit:
· This unit accepts all types of biopsies (incision, excision, radical, tru-cut, core biopsies or endoscopic biopsies) from all resources (external or internal).
· This unit accepts all types of biopsies (incision, excision, radical, tru-cut, core biopsies or endoscopic biopsies) from all resources (external or internal).
· The specimen achieve a code number that is recorded in archives of our department, then undergo gross examination, cutting, processing, paraffin wax embedding, paraffin block cutting, glass slides preparation for ordinary staining by H&E.
· The specimen achieve a code number that is recorded in archives of our department, then undergo gross examination, cutting, processing, paraffin wax embedding, paraffin block cutting, glass slides preparation for ordinary staining by H&E.
· The histopathological slides are to be meticulously examined under the microscope to achieve at the end the final diagnosis and recommendations if needed.
· The histopathological slides are to be meticulously examined under the microscope to achieve at the end the final diagnosis and recommendations if needed.
· Finally, each specimen will be provided with a detailed pathology report that is printed at the Department and sent to the patient in addition to the soft and hard copies kept in our files.
· Finally, each specimen will be provided with a detailed pathology report that is printed at the Department and sent to the patient in addition to the soft and hard copies kept in our files.
2. Cytology unit:
2. Cytology unit:
· This unit accepts all cytology specimens from all resources (external or internal) in addition to the fine needle aspiration service acquired by the staff members in the department.
· This unit accepts all cytology specimens from all resources (external or internal) in addition to the fine needle aspiration service acquired by the staff members in the department.
· The specimens undergo processing, staining procedures and to be examined finally under light microscope to acquire a full pathology report at the end.
· The specimens undergo processing, staining procedures and to be examined finally under light microscope to acquire a full pathology report at the end.
· At this unit, we give a hand in provisional diagnosis of tumor behavior as a rapid preoperative procedure.
· At this unit, we give a hand in provisional diagnosis of tumor behavior as a rapid preoperative procedure.
3. Frozen section unit:
3. Frozen section unit:
· This unit is provided with highly advanced equipments that help in making an intra-operative decision about the lesion nature and the surgical margins.
· This unit is provided with highly advanced equipments that help in making an intra-operative decision about the lesion nature and the surgical margins.
· The service is organized by direct contact between the surgeons and the staff members in our department.
· The service is organized by direct contact between the surgeons and the staff members in our department.
· This unit provides Immunohistochemical staining of different markers as diagnostic and prognostic aid in some cases.
· This unit provides Immunohistochemical staining of different markers as diagnostic and prognostic aid in some cases.
· The service at this unit is for cheap costs in comparison to other labs.
· The service at this unit is for cheap costs in comparison to other labs.
· The charges differ according to according to the number of markers needed.
· The charges differ according to according to the number of markers needed.
5. Digital photography unit:
5. Digital photography unit:
· This unit is provided by an advanced microscope connected to a highly advanced digital camera with a high resolution.
· This unit is provided by an advanced microscope connected to a highly advanced digital camera with a high resolution.
· Any slide, upon request, can be provided with any needed number of digital photos captured by pioneer staff members at our department.
· Any slide, upon request, can be provided with any needed number of digital photos captured by pioneer staff members at our department.
· This service is for cheap fees declared at the unit.
· This service is for cheap fees declared at the unit.
Scientific Activities:
Scientific Activities:
· Annual meeting
· Annual meeting
· Monthly meetings:
· Monthly meetings:
o Include case presentations and scientific seminars presentations
o Include case presentations and scientific seminars presentations
· Weekly seminars:
· Weekly seminars:
o Held on Monday at 11 o'clock every week
o Held on Monday at 11 o'clock every week
o Besides, Case presentation seminars held every month
o Besides, Case presentation seminars held every month