Histopathology Laboratory at Blackfriars Hub

Histopathology is a core diagnostic pathology service that involves the study of tissue structures in disease process and plays a major role in cancer diagnosis and patient management. 

The Synnovis Histopathology laboratories provide a comprehensive tissue diagnostic service to hospitals networked within the Southeast London Cancer network and local general practitioners. It serves the regional cancer centre and is also a national and international referral centre for expert opinion. The specialist diagnostic and scientific teams aim to deliver a high-quality service with cutting edge diagnostic techniques through close links with the genetics and molecular diagnostics department. Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDM) are held across sites enabling close integration of clinical teams and specialist pathologists.

Histopathology is a core diagnostic pathology service that involves the study of tissue structures in disease process and plays a major role in cancer diagnosis and patient management. 

All investigative tissue samples from theatre operations, clinics and various other internal and external sources are sent to the department for diagnosis.  We process tissue taken from patient’s surgical tissue during operations or biopsies from investigatory procedures. We receive tissue samples (either as a wet specimen or as blocks/slides) into our main processing area and conduct microscopic analysis. We then either produce a report or send the sample to the Advanced Diagnostics laboratory for further tests.