Breast Pathology

Breast and genitourinary pathology is concerned with cancers of the breast and female reproductive system. UCLA-home of the nationally-known Revlon/UCLA Breast Center-offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic services including evaluation of biopsies and resections for diagnosis of conditions including intraductal and infiltrating carcinoma. Consultations include discussion of prognosis and assessment of therapeutic options. In addition to determining if cancer is present in biopsy tissue, important prognostic factors are evaluated to guide therapy. These factors include, but are not limited to , the size and characteristics of the tumor, extension into surrounding tissue and spread into lymph nodes.

Testing and services offered in Breast/Genitourinary Pathology:
• Grossing Specimens
• Diagnostic Interpretations
• Breast biomarkers by IHC stains (ER,PR, Her-2/neu, p53 and Ki-67)
• Her-2/neu by FISH
• Sentinal Lymph node protocol
• Consultation for challenging breast or gynecology cases
• Genetic testing for breast cancers (upon request)