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.
Our Services
Submit a Specimen
Our Faculty
Ancillary Testing
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
close Our Services
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
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
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.
close Submit a Specimen
Greg 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
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
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
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
APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Professor, Pathology
PRACTICE AREAS
- Pathology
CONTACT
Phone: (650) 723-5252
close Our Faculty
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.
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.