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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Our modern, full-service anatomic pathology laboratory – located adjacent to Froedtert Hospital – houses state-of-the-art facilities that provide the most current tissue diagnosis capability for our department's 14 dedicated subspecialty services. The provision of anatomic pathology services is carried out with the support of the technical services of Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories, which is responsible for managing and staffing the technical personnel who work in the anatomic pathology lab.

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Subspecialties

Autopsy Pathology
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Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
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Breast Pathology
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Cytopathology/FNA Pathology

The division of cytopathology provides diagnostic services in several areas, especially cancer diagnosis. It plays a crucial role in supporting the mission of the Cancer Center in areas as diverse as head and neck, thoracic, breast, gynecology and pancreaticobiliary oncology.
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Dermatopathology
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Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology
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Gynecologic Pathology
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Head & Neck Pathology
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Hematopathology

Hematopathology specializes in the diagnosis of blood, bone marrow, and lymphoid tissue disorders and the interpretation of hematology and coagulation laboratory tests.
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Neuropathology
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Pediatric Pathology

Pediatric Pathology specializes in the diagnosis of pediatric solid tumors, perinatal and placental pathology, pediatric and adult vascular anomalies (vascular tumors and malformations), pediatric cardiac and gastrointestinal pathology, pediatric cytopathology, nerve and muscle pathology, pharmacogenetic testing, biochemical genetic testing, and molecular diagnosis of infectious and inherited disease.
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Renal and Transplant Pathology
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Thoracic Pathology
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Urologic Pathology
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