False Creek Healthcare Centre offers immediate access to a full spectrum of pathology services. Our expert pathologists are dedicated to delivering their diagnostic interpretation of biopsies and cytology samples quickly and accurately.
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Pathology Services
Breast Pathology
A breast biopsy is a diagnostic procedure that involves the removal of a small sample of tissue from a suspicious area of the breast. The tissue sample is then processed and studied by our pathologist who diagnoses disease and issues a report. This report is used by your physician to manage any disease the test may reveal.
We aim to deliver the pathology report within 24 to 28 hours after receiving the specimen. If our pathologist determines that cancer is present, further testing can be performed to determine the molecular profile of the tumour and help personalize your treatment options.
Oral Pathology
Oral Advance™ is a diagnostic instrument designed to detect oral cancer. OralAdvance™ uses a soft cyto-brush sample collection kit, providing dentists with a new alternative when assessing these oral lesions if a biopsy is not warranted or possible. The instrument is designed to measure gross DNA abnormality which can offer additional information about the malignant nature of a lesion.
Quantitative Cytology
Quantitative cytology, or computer-controlled high-resolution microscopy, can detect and measure the large-scale DNA changes characteristic of cancer and indicate whether a lesion is cancerous or precancerous.
LungSign™
LungSign™ is a diagnostic test designed to offer a safe, virtually painless and convenient method of assessing your risk of lung cancer using an automated quantitative cytology analysis of tissue from the respiratory tract. LungSign™ also serves as an exceptionally useful complement to current radiological diagnostic methods such as CT or MRI scans.
Other pathology services include:
- Oncologic Pathology: diagnostic screening for a broad spectrum of cancers
- Gasterointestinal Pathology: diagnostic screening of the gastrointestinal tract
- Dermatopathology: diagnostic screening of the skin
- Gynecological Pathology: diagnostic screening of the reproductive organs
- Urological Pathology: diagnostic screening of the urinary tract
4 Comments
Can you tell me as a general rule of practice would you check breast tissue ( cancer cells) when you do implants ? I mean since you”d already be right there?
My wife needs to get a FNAC for her breast cyst.X ray is doubtful. What is the cost?
Results of a recent pap test are abnormal. Colposcopy has been suggested. Do you do this test and what is the cost, wait time.
Findings from a recent pap test are abnormal – described as ‘atypical cells’. As a result, I am being referred for a colposcopy. Is this a procedure offered by False Creek Health Care Centre? If yes, what is the cost, and what is the current wait time?