Yale Cytology
Cytology
The Cytopathology division of the Department of Pathology at the Yale-New Haven Hospital provides preparatory and diagnostic services for all fluid, smear and aspiration specimens.
The goals of the service include:
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To maintain excellence in specimen preparation and diagnostic accuracy
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To provide the highest quality consultative services to our clinical colleagues, both within our institution and elsewhere
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To train residents, fellows, medical students and cytotechnologists in diagnostic cytopathology
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To support and incorporate advanced diagnostic techniques to improve diagnostic accuracy
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To pioneer new molecular techniques to increase the amount of information obtained from the minimal amounts of tissues received in the routine specimen
Cytopathology Service
The Cytopathology division of the Department of Pathology at the Yale-New Haven Hospital provides preparatory and diagnostic services for all fluid, smear and aspiration specimens. The goals of the service include:
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To maintain excellence in specimen preparation and diagnostic accuracy
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To provide the highest quality consultative services to our clinical colleagues, both within our institution and elsewhere
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To train residents, fellows, medical students and cytotechnologists in diagnostic cytopathology
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To support and incorporate advanced diagnostic techniques to improve diagnostic accuracy
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To pioneer new molecular techniques to increase the amount of information obtained from the minimal amounts of tissues received in the routine specimen
The service processes and reads about 70,500 specimens per year. Of these, around 3,000 are non-GYN specimens, including about 1,300 fine needle aspirations (FNAs). The service also provides pathologist-performed FNA service at the request of physicians within the hospital. On-site adequacy assessments are also provided by cytotechnologists in both the ultrasound and CT suites. The division also provides case presentations for clinical conferences and teaching conferences for our residents.
Services and Expertise
We provide preparatory and diagnostic services for all fluid, smear and aspiration specimens. Early detection of cervical cancer, HPV testing, squamous cell carcinoma, endometrial adenocarcinoma, ovarian adenocarcinoma; bronchial lavages, pneumocystis carinii, aspergillus; fine needle aspirations, lung, liver, thyroid, pancreas; body fluid cytology, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial; mesothelioma, metastatic adenocarcinoma.
Consult
Complete cytopathology consult services, including preparation, analysis, and ancillary studies (as necessary), are available by contacting:
Cytology Service
Yale-New Haven Hospital, East Pavilion 2-612
20 York Street
P.O. Box 208070
New Haven, CT 06520-8070
203.785.5430
Director
Adebowale Adeniran, MD
Director
Associate Professor of Pathology
Director of Cytopathology
Director, Cytology Laboratory
Director, Anatomic Pathology Elective
Pathologists
Diane Kowalski, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, Cytopathology Fellowship Program
Director, Anatomic and Laboratory Medicine Residency Program
Research
Publications:
Education and Training
The faculty in Yale Cytopathology are committed to subspecialty training of pathology residents and fellows. The Department of Pathology also offers a highly intensive one-year Cytopathology fellowship that is comprehensive, including molecular applications to cytology specimens as well as more traditional training in FNA technique, QA and QI exposure, specimen triage and preliminary interpretations. Several opportunities exist for scholarly research projects with our clinical collaborators and also within the department for translational or basic research.
