Histopathology & cytology
Gulberg III processing lab · Histopathologist Dr. Mehwish Anwar · Every container, cassette, block and slide is barcoded and scanned at each station
Open cases
87
Biopsies in 2 working days
88%
Awaiting sign-out
14
Scan compliance
99.6%
Case list
AllSurgicalCytology / PapFNAOverdue
| Case | Patient | Specimen | Source | Stage | TAT vs target | Pathologist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S26-001234 | Bushra Naz · 47 F | Breast core biopsy, left (×4 cores) | Noor Surgical Hospital | Pathologist review | Dr. Mehwish Anwar | |
| S26-001229 | Ghulam Mustafa · 63 M | Right hemicolectomy | Noor Surgical Hospital | Sectioning | Dr. Mehwish Anwar | |
| S26-001240 | Hassan Tariq · 29 M | Skin punch biopsy | CareWell DHA Ph 5 | Processing | — | |
| C26-000512 | Saima Imran · 39 F | Liquid-based Pap smear | CareWell DHA Ph 5 | Screening | Dr. Mehwish Anwar | |
| F26-000188 | Rubina Kausar · 52 F | FNA thyroid nodule | City Care Clinic Gulshan | Signed | Dr. Mehwish Anwar | |
| S26-001198 | Iqbal Hussain · 71 M | Radical prostatectomy | Al-Shifa Diagnostics Okara | Overdue · IHC pending | Dr. Mehwish Anwar |
S26-001234 · Breast core biopsy (left), 4 cores
Bushra Naz · 47 F · MRN 30-11872 · Clinical: 2.1 cm irregular mass, BI-RADS 5 · Referred by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar (Noor Surgical Hospital)
✓Received
✓Grossing
✓Processing
✓Embedding
✓Sectioning
✓Staining
7Pathologist
8Signed
S26-001234-AContainer A · formalin · 4 cores · fixation 08:10 → 20:30 (12 h 20 m ✓)✓ Received 08:52
- A1Cassette · cores 1–2✓ Processor run P-1013-02
- A1 · BlockEmbedded by Waqas 06:40✓
- A2Cassette · cores 3–4✓ Processor run P-1013-02
Custody log
12 Oct 08:10 · Noor Surgical OT
Placed in formalin (fixation start recorded by OT nurse)
12 Oct 08:52 · Reception
Received; requisition and container labels matched (2 identifiers)
12 Oct 11:30 · Grossing station 1
Grossed by Dr. Mehwish; 2 cassettes printed
13 Oct 06:40 · Embedding
2 blocks embedded
13 Oct 08:20 · Microtome 2
3 slides cut and printed at the microtome
Retention
Blocks: 30 years · Slides: ≥ 8 years · Wet tissue: 4 weeks after final report (configurable policy).
CAP/ICCR protocol · Invasive breast carcinoma (biopsy)
Required elements are marked *. The report cannot be signed until all are complete.
cm
| Add-on | Block | Clone | Ordered | Status | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER | A1 | SP1 | 13 Oct 09:40 · Dr. Mehwish | Stainer queue | 4,500 |
| PR | A1 | 1E2 | 13 Oct 09:40 | Stainer queue | 4,500 |
| HER2 | A1 | 4B5 | 13 Oct 09:40 | Stainer queue | 6,500 |
| Ki-67 | A1 | 30-9 | 13 Oct 09:41 | Ordered | 4,000 |
| Billed to Noor Surgical Hospital (B2B credit) · reported as an addendum | 19,500 | ||||
Cytology · C26-000512 (Pap)
Bethesda 2014CandidaTrichomonasReactive changes (inflammation)Atrophy
10% of NILM smears are rescreened for QC; all abnormal cases go to the pathologist.
Block & slide lending log
+ Lend| Item | To | Purpose | Out | Due | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S26-000871 A3 block | Shaukat Khanum lab | Second opinion | 02 Oct | 16 Oct | Out |
| S26-000612 slides ×6 | Patient (for abroad) | Review at AKUH | 18 Sep | 18 Oct | Out |
| S25-009921 A1 block | Noor Surgical Hospital | Oncology MDT | 01 Sep | 15 Sep | Overdue · reminder sent |
| S26-000455 slides ×3 | Dr. Ali (Lahore General) | Consult | 10 Aug | 24 Aug | Returned 22 Aug |