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Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology

A Subspecialty Of  Anatomic Pathology

About Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology

Stanford’s Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology services deals with cancerous and non-cancerous disorders of the soft tissues, muscle and bone. Soft tissue analysis includes a variety of tissues, including muscle, adipose tissue, tendons, fascia, and connective tissues.

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Stanford’s Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology service offers expert evaluation of biopsy and resection specimens for a wide range of neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions.

In addition to evaluating bone and soft tissue tumors, we review cases for other pathological conditions that affect the skeletal system and many non-epithelial extraskeletal tissues, such as fibrous and adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, vessels, and peripheral nerves.

Stanford’s Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology also offers expertise in metabolic bone diseases such as osteodystrophy, osteomalacia, and bone disease due to endocrine gland dysfunction.

 

Primary Pathology Diagnosis

Stanford’s Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology service performs gross and microscopic examination and reporting of wet tissue cases.

 

Consultative Opinions & Case Reviews

Stanford’s Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology service offers consultative opinions on challenging cases submitted from outside of the Stanford network. These consultations can be utilized to offer expert opinion, answer specific questions or confirm diagnosis. 

Consult Cases

To submit slides for case review, please fill out a Stanford requisition and include all slides, relevant reports, and ancillary testing materials and reports. If possible, please include a block, as it will greatly speed the finalization of the case should additional testing be necessary. Package all materials securely and send via a padded envelope.

 

Wet Tissue Specimens

Please submit materials in proper transport media. All samples should be labeled with the patient information (name, DOB and one other unique identifier) and sealed in a biohazard bag. 

 

Samples should be shipped or delivered via courier to:

Stanford Surgical Pathology – Consults (slides/blocks only):
Attn: Soft Tissue  Bone Pathology

300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax: 650-725-7409

Stanford Surgical Pathology – Wet Tissue:
Attn: Soft Tissue  Bone Pathology

3375 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax: 650-725-7409

Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology Requisition

 

New Client Inquiries

To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@stanfordhealthcare.org.

 

Contact Us

To submit a specimen to Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology, please complete a requisition and send with sample to:

 

Stanford Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology Service

300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305

Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409

softtissuepathology@
stanfordhealthcare.org

Do not send patient info to this email.

Medical Director:
Matt van de Rijn, MD, PhD

 

To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@
stanfordhealthcare.org

 

Download Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology Requisition

SAMPLE SUBMISSION LOGISTICS
For more information on submitting cases, see the links below:

All Requisitions
Download Stanford Requisitions for specimen submission.

Account Set-up
Information on personalized requisitions, supplies, shipping and courier pick-up.

Pricing Inquiries
Pricing inquiries and contract information.

Billing
Billing policies, information and questions.

Results Web Portal
Request access or log-in to our client results portal.

Specimen Collection and Handling
Specifications for Specimen Collection and Handling.

Consult Service FAQ's
Get answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

Greg Charville, MD, PhD

Gregory Charville, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor of Pathology
  • Medical Director, Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology Service
  • Associate Director of Gastrointestinal Pathology

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Bone-Soft Tissue Pathology
  • Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreatobiliary Pathology

CONTACT

Email: gwc@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-7211

More information about Gregory Charville:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/greg-charville

Brooke Howitt, MD

Brooke Howitt, MD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor of Pathology (Gynecologic Pathology)
  • Associate Director of Gynecologic Pathology
  • Associate Director of Gynecologic Fellowship

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology
  • Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology

CONTACT

Email: bhowitt@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 498-4987

More information about Brooke Howitt:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/187369

Teri A. Longacre, MD

Teri A. Longacre, MD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor of Pathology, Emerita Kempson Endowed Chair in Surgical Pathology
  • Director, Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreatobiliary Pathology Service
  • Director, Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreatobiliary Pathology Fellowship
  • Director, Gynecologic Pathology Service
  • Director, Gynecological Pathology Fellowship

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreatobiliary Pathology
  • Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology

CONTACT

Email: longacre@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 498-6460

More information about Teri Longacre:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/teri-longacre

Christian Kunder, MD, PhD

Christian Kunder, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology (Surgical Pathology and Molecular Genetics Pathology)
  • Associate Director of Molecular Genetic Pathology Laboratory

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic Pathology
  • Surgical Pathology
  • Urological Pathology
  • Soft Tissue Pathology
  • Molecular Pathology

CONTACT

Phone: (650) 721-8536

More information about Christian Kunder:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/christian-kunder

Xiaohua Qian

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APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Professor, Pathology

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Pathology

CONTACT

Phone: (650) 723-5252 

Ancillary Testing

Stanford Pathology relies on a suite of ancillary testing offerings to support our expert diagnosis. Many malignancies of the soft tissues and bones are challenging to diagnose through gross examination and microscopy alone, and additional tools such as immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics, and molecular pathology, including targeted next generation sequencing, are employed when necessary to obtain a definitive diagnosis.

 

Immunohistochemistry

 

Molecular Pathology

 

Cytogenetics/FISH

 

Electron Microscopy

 

Our Services

Stanford’s Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology service offers expert evaluation of biopsy and resection specimens for a wide range of neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions.

In addition to evaluating bone and soft tissue tumors, we review cases for other pathological conditions that affect the skeletal system and many non-epithelial extraskeletal tissues, such as fibrous and adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, vessels, and peripheral nerves.

Stanford’s Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology also offers expertise in metabolic bone diseases such as osteodystrophy, osteomalacia, and bone disease due to endocrine gland dysfunction.

 

Primary Pathology Diagnosis

Stanford’s Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology service performs gross and microscopic examination and reporting of wet tissue cases.

 

Consultative Opinions & Case Reviews

Stanford’s Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology service offers consultative opinions on challenging cases submitted from outside of the Stanford network. These consultations can be utilized to offer expert opinion, answer specific questions or confirm diagnosis. 


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Submit a Specimen

Consult Cases

To submit slides for case review, please fill out a Stanford requisition and include all slides, relevant reports, and ancillary testing materials and reports. If possible, please include a block, as it will greatly speed the finalization of the case should additional testing be necessary. Package all materials securely and send via a padded envelope.

 

Wet Tissue Specimens

Please submit materials in proper transport media. All samples should be labeled with the patient information (name, DOB and one other unique identifier) and sealed in a biohazard bag. 

 

Samples should be shipped or delivered via courier to:

Stanford Surgical Pathology – Consults (slides/blocks only):
Attn: Soft Tissue  Bone Pathology

300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax: 650-725-7409

Stanford Surgical Pathology – Wet Tissue:
Attn: Soft Tissue  Bone Pathology

3375 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax: 650-725-7409

Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology Requisition

 

New Client Inquiries

To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@stanfordhealthcare.org.

 

Contact Us

To submit a specimen to Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology, please complete a requisition and send with sample to:

 

Stanford Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology Service

300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305

Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409

softtissuepathology@
stanfordhealthcare.org

Do not send patient info to this email.

Medical Director:
Matt van de Rijn, MD, PhD

 

To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@
stanfordhealthcare.org

 

Download Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology Requisition

SAMPLE SUBMISSION LOGISTICS
For more information on submitting cases, see the links below:

All Requisitions
Download Stanford Requisitions for specimen submission.

Account Set-up
Information on personalized requisitions, supplies, shipping and courier pick-up.

Pricing Inquiries
Pricing inquiries and contract information.

Billing
Billing policies, information and questions.

Results Web Portal
Request access or log-in to our client results portal.

Specimen Collection and Handling
Specifications for Specimen Collection and Handling.

Consult Service FAQ's
Get answers to Frequently Asked Questions.


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Our Faculty

Greg Charville, MD, PhD

Gregory Charville, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor of Pathology
  • Medical Director, Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology Service
  • Associate Director of Gastrointestinal Pathology

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Bone-Soft Tissue Pathology
  • Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreatobiliary Pathology

CONTACT

Email: gwc@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-7211

More information about Gregory Charville:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/greg-charville

Brooke Howitt, MD

Brooke Howitt, MD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor of Pathology (Gynecologic Pathology)
  • Associate Director of Gynecologic Pathology
  • Associate Director of Gynecologic Fellowship

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology
  • Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology

CONTACT

Email: bhowitt@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 498-4987

More information about Brooke Howitt:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/187369

Teri A. Longacre, MD

Teri A. Longacre, MD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor of Pathology, Emerita Kempson Endowed Chair in Surgical Pathology
  • Director, Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreatobiliary Pathology Service
  • Director, Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreatobiliary Pathology Fellowship
  • Director, Gynecologic Pathology Service
  • Director, Gynecological Pathology Fellowship

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreatobiliary Pathology
  • Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology

CONTACT

Email: longacre@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 498-6460

More information about Teri Longacre:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/teri-longacre

Christian Kunder, MD, PhD

Christian Kunder, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology (Surgical Pathology and Molecular Genetics Pathology)
  • Associate Director of Molecular Genetic Pathology Laboratory

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic Pathology
  • Surgical Pathology
  • Urological Pathology
  • Soft Tissue Pathology
  • Molecular Pathology

CONTACT

Phone: (650) 721-8536

More information about Christian Kunder:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/christian-kunder

Xiaohua Qian

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APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Professor, Pathology

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Pathology

CONTACT

Phone: (650) 723-5252 


close Our Faculty
Ancillary Testing

Ancillary Testing

Stanford Pathology relies on a suite of ancillary testing offerings to support our expert diagnosis. Many malignancies of the soft tissues and bones are challenging to diagnose through gross examination and microscopy alone, and additional tools such as immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics, and molecular pathology, including targeted next generation sequencing, are employed when necessary to obtain a definitive diagnosis.

 

Immunohistochemistry

 

Molecular Pathology

 

Cytogenetics/FISH

 

Electron Microscopy

 


close Ancillary Testing

Residencies and Fellowships

Anatomic Pathology Residency Programs

Stanford Pathology offers a 3-year Anatomic Pathology residency and 4 year combination residencies in Anatomic Pathology/Clinical Pathology and Anatomic Pathology/Neuropathology.

 

Soft Tissue & Bone Fellowships

Stanford offers an ACGME-Accredited Fellowship in surgical pathology that offers rotations in Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology.

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