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Note: This user guide details information for the requesting of investigations, specimen requirements and communication of results for the department of Cytopathology (Cellular Pathology) at Oxford Road and Wythenshawe Hospital sites.
The Division of Laboratory Medicine (DLM) at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) provides diagnostic services to all areas of Greater Manchester and beyond including GP and specialised services.
The Diagnostic Cytology Service (part of the Cellular Pathology directorate) has laboratories based at the Oxford Road and Wythenshawe hospital sites and offers a diagnostic service for a comprehensive range of specimen types. The department provides a service to the patients, clinicians and General Practitioners of Greater Manchester and further afield for certain specialist services.
We offer the following diagnostic services with consultant sub-specialist reporting:
- Gynaecological pathology
- Gastrointestinal, pancreaticobiliary and hepatic pathology
- Renal, urological and endocrine pathology
- Haematological and lymphoreticular pathology
- Osteoarticular pathology
- Soft tissue pathology (Wythenshawe only)
- Head and neck pathology
- Dermatopathology
- Cardiothoracic and respiratory pathology
- Breast pathology
- Cerebrospinal fluid pathology
Specialties are supported by our on-site Immunohistochemistry services.
(Last reviewed February 2025)