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The laboratory on occasion refers material (paraffin embedded blocks or stained slides) to the Manchester Haematological Cancers Diagnostic Partnership. This is a joint partnership between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and the Christie Hospital for confirmation and classification of lymphomas and to the Christie Hospital for opinion and/or confirmation of pathology in a small number of cases.
Material may also be referred to St. Marys Genetics department for Genetic/molecular testing which quotes a 10-day turnaround time for results. This includes EGFR, BRAF and KRAS.
The department regularly receives requests for expert/second opinion from other hospitals.
A very small number of cases are referred to other Specialist Cytopathologists/Histopathologists for expert second opinion or review and in response to service pressures. The following are the most used:
| Type | Address |
| Lymphomas | Via the HCD partnership with The Christie. |
| Reporting/Vacancy cover | Source Bioscience, 1 Orchard Place, Business Park, Nottingham, NG8 6PX |
| Reporting/Vacancy cover | Diagnexia, Science Park Centre, 6 Babbage Way, Exeter Science Park, Clyst Honiton, Exeter, EX5 2FN |
| Preparation of samples | Cellular Pathology Services, Unit 12, Orbital 25 Business Park, Dwight Road, Watford, WD18 9DA |
| Genetics | Manchester Centre for Genetic Medicine, 6th Floor, St Mary’s Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL |
(Last reviewed February 2025)