Pathology

Pathology deals with recognising the structural and functional changes in the cells, tissues and organs related to diseases by the naked eye or with lenses, researching and examining them. People who specialised in Pathology analysing the diseases of humans, animals, and plants are called Pathologists. At the Department of Pathology of Okan University Hospital, internationally recognised standards include the diagnosis, treatment and prognostic morphologic molecular and genetic changes. All of the procedures performed at Okan University where high-level systems including macroscopic evaluation, microscopic examinations, intraoperative urgent diagnosis, histo-chemistry (special tissue painting technique) and immunohistochemistry (special smart molecule marking method), molecular analyses, mutation analyses and recognition and capture of cancer cells through smart molecules are performed under the scrutiny of the Ministry of Health and JCI (Joint Commission International) and CAP (College of American Pathologist) where international standards are required.

At Okan University Pathology Department, the treatment is performed as required by the entire information regarding treatment after diagnosis and the course of the disease as indicated in international standards and guides; for instance, the macroscopic evaluation starts on the day it is delivered to the department. And in the 1st day, a microscopic examination is concluded. The result is delivered to the patient within 2 to 6 days with other procedures. Staring off with the patient-oriented care understanding, Okan University Hospital continues this understanding in the Pathology Department, too. Expert pathologists serve in this department for the fastest and most accurate results in line with multi-disciplinary working principles.

The primary purpose of Pathology is to analyse diseases in 4 aspects:

Aetiology: Onset of diseases

Pathogenesis: Disease formation mechanism

Morphological changes: Structural malfunctions in the relevant cells, tissues and organs

Clinic precaution: Clinic importance of the disease
 

Samples analysed in pathology:

- Small tissues were taken from the body with biopsy,

- Organs removed with surgery,

- Bodily liquids such as urine and phlegm,

- Liquids taken from the surface organs and tissues such as the thyroid, breast, lymph node,

- Samples received from the vagina and cervix
 

Methods of Pathology:

Methods used in physics, chemistry, anatomy, histology and bacteriology are applied in pathology. Another method used in pathology is autopsy. 

Department Doctors

Prof. Ayşe Nimet Karadayı M.D.

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