Centralized cytology laboratory
At the moment, the cytological laboratory consists of the polyclinic laboratories of Irkutsk, Angarsk, Bratsk and Usolye-Sibirsky. The united laboratory has staff of 12 doctors, 3 biologists and 13 laboratory assistants.
Activities:
• All types of cytological studies are performed, including:
- smear-prints from the cervix, cervical canal, skin;
- endoscopic cytology;
- punctures of all organs and non-organ tumors, including the retroperitoneal space and the brain;
- intraoperative tests, including the diagnosis of benign and malignant ovarian tumors, brain tumors;
- detection of steroid hormone receptors in breast tumors, immunophenotyping in tumors that are difficult to diagnose;
- immunocytochemistry studies of effusion fluids;
- urgent fluorescent intraoperative immunocytochemistry studies;
- determination of P16 and Ki67 when performing liquid cytology, to determine HPV DNA in the material of liquid cytology, cytochemical staining techniques are used;
• Cell block preparation technique.
Scientific directions:
• Studying endometrial pathology using the method of liquid cytology.
• Tumor research:
- brain,
- salivary glands,
- kidney,
- prostate,
- soft tissues.