Pathology

6700

Glinical cytology

Only via Internet. Virtual microscopy is also available.

Digital and virtual images of Papanicolaou stained slides with case histories will be presented at the website www.labquality.fi. Participants will be given detailed instructions.
The specimens will be selected from routine cytological material. The images from 5—6 cases will be taken from representative areas. Virtual specimens will be prepared using the scanner microscope.

1. Gynaecological cytology
The scheme assesses diagnostics of cellular atypias in cervico-vaginal cytological specimens. Each case is to be assigned to the categories of the Bethesda System and the classes of Papanicolaou (0 - 5).

2. Non-gynaecological exfoliative cytology
The scheme assesses diagnostics of cellular atypias in samples taken from non-gynaecological locations. It is possible to enter 1-5 results from each laboratory. Final report will include distribution on diagnoses, diagnostic agreement, the organizer´s interpretation and clinical follow-up data.

Final report will include distribution of diagnoses, diagnostic agreement, the organizer’s interpretation and clinical follow-up data.

6542

Histopathology

Participants receive 5 - 8 slides, brief case histories and instructions.

1. Breast pathology
2. Ear-nose-throat
The participants are asked to give the histopathological diagnosis and determine the grade of differentiation in malignant tumour cases.
It is possible to send 1—5 individual results from each laboratory.
Final report will contain distribution of diagnoses, diagnostic agreement, the organizer’s interpretation and clinical follow-up data.

6543

Technology

1. He and Ziehl-Neelsen
2. Weigert van Gieson/Herovici and Kongo Red
Final report will contain scores of the staining quality with expert comments and the distribution of scores from each participant laboratory.

6600

Immunohistochemical staining methods