Breast Pathology

The Breast group is a subspecialist clinical and academic service for diagnosis and clinico-pathological correlation of diseases involving the breast.  Our clients include BreastScreen WA and all metropolitan and country health services. 

Our comprehensive service includes interpretation of pre-operative biopsies, comprehensive evaluation of surgical resections and cytopathological services with biomarker assessment including HER2 in-situ hybridisation, PD-L1 interpretation and a state-of-the-art digital Ki-67 proliferation index solution. 

We actively participate in multiple multidisciplinary teams for all our clients and offer a referral service for review and opinion of difficult external cases.  We have a strong quality assurance culture and actively participate in research collaborations with our clinical colleagues, universities and research institutions.  Our service is well equipped to provide advanced training in breast pathology when and if service needs arise.

Last Updated: 12/11/2021