Pathology

The Pathology Department covers an area of 2,400 square meters and has 136 staff on the official payroll, including 11 with senior titles, 17 with doctorates and 65 with master's degrees. In 2023, it handled 220,000 routine histopathology cases and 80,000 cytology cases. In addition to medical services, the department also undertakes teaching and research. In teaching, it is among the first batch of National Clinical Key Specialty construction departments, a professional post training base of the Zhejiang Clinical Pathology Quality Control Center, a national standardized residency training base and a Zhejiang standardized residency training base, as well as an advanced teacher practice training base for standardized residency training in clinical pathology in Zhejiang Province, and it trains residents, visiting physicians and interns. The Molecular Pathology Diagnostic Center of the Pathology Department of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital took the lead in the province in genetic testing in 2010; it was one of the first laboratories in the province to pass the acceptance inspection of the gene amplification laboratory by the Zhejiang Center for Clinical Laboratory in 2014, established the province's first precision diagnosis center in 2016, and was awarded the title of "PQCC Demonstration Laboratory" by the National Pathology Quality Control Center twice in a row in 2017 and 2019. In 2022 it was rated as a Molecular Pathology Regional Center Laboratory of the National Pathology Quality Control Center (PQCC).

Technical Advantages

The Pathology Department of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital has 12 subspecialties: gastrointestinal tumor pathology, intestinal disease pathology, liver pathology, respiratory pathology, urinary pathology, head and neck disease pathology, breast pathology, neuropathology, gynecologic pathology, dermatopathology, lymphatic and hematopoietic system pathology and cytopathology, so that each physician can specialize in his or her own professional field. In particular, molecular pathology and gastrointestinal pathology enjoy a high reputation.

The Molecular Pathology Center of the Pathology Department of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital has established a complete genetic testing technology platform including quantitative fluorescent PCR, digital PCR, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), Sanger sequencing and high-throughput sequencing (NGS), covering many project categories such as risk assessment, screening, diagnosis, guidance for targeted drugs, guidance for chemotherapy drugs, guidance for immunotherapy drugs and prognosis evaluation. It has a complete laboratory quality and safety management system, with standardized daily work flows and standardized internal quality control management; its results in national and provincial external quality assessments are excellent, fully ensuring the accuracy and reliability of test results and providing a scientific and accurate guarantee for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Academic Standing

One of the first batch of National Clinical Key Specialty construction departments

Professional post training base of the Zhejiang Clinical Pathology Quality Control Center

National standardized residency training base

PQCC Molecular Pathology Regional Center Laboratory

Research Achievements

The department has led 10 National Natural Science Foundation projects and more than 10 provincial Natural Science Foundation and provincial/departmental projects, obtained 3 national invention patents, and published nearly 100 papers, of which more than 50 are indexed in SCI.