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The Department of Pathology at the National Health Laboratory Services Tygerberg and Stellenbosch 中国体育彩票 provides a comprehensive diagnostic service to patients at Tygerberg Hospital and surrounding clinics. The Division of Forensic Medicine, operating under the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health and Wellness: Forensic Pathology Services, provides medicolegal death investigations within the Eastern Metropole of Cape Town. The Department's academic activities, including training, teaching, and research, are closely integrated with its clinical services.

Key services include the fine needle aspiration clinic and on-site cytological diagnostics, which have significantly impacted clinical practice and patient management.
The Division of Anatomical Pathology specializes in neonatal and paediatric pathology, neuropathology, dermatopathology, renal pathology, genitourinary pathology, and electron microscopy. A new molecular pathology laboratory has been established to focus on neoplastic and metabolic diseases, complementing existing facilities for infectious diseases.

The Division of Chemical Pathology offers basic chemical pathology tests and more specialised tests such as serum and urine protein electrophoresis, serum free light chains, porphyria testing, and therapeutic drug monitoring. The Division also focuses on laboratory management and quality assurance, offering an annual national laboratory management workshop and chairing an audit committee which meets quarterly and assists with laboratory audits as quality improvement tools.

The Division of Haematological Pathology provides specialized services in coagulation disorders, including molecular pathology tests for neoplastic and coagulation diseases such as Factor V Leiden mutation.

The Division of Medical Microbiology has expanded its infrastructure to manage the growing volume of TB specimens and is also focusing on the introduction of molecular diagnostic assays for a range of pathogens. A key discussion between the laboratory and clinical services is defining the assays that will be most cost-effective and improve clinical management. The Division's Immunology Section has expertise in primary immunodeficiencies and serves as a national centre for investigation of these conditions. Other focus areas are investigation for auto-immune diseases and serology testing.

The Division of Medical Virology provides a comprehensive regional diagnostic service and testing for the National Priority Program in HIV infant diagnosis, HIV viral load, and HIV drug resistance and receives referred samples nationally for specialised molecular tests.

The Division of Forensic Medicine provides a comprehensive medico-legal death investigation service for all presumed unnatural deaths in the Eastern Metropole Health District of Cape Town. Services include death scene attendance, medico-legal autopsies, ancillary investigations to establish the cause of death, expert legal opinions, and court testimony. Autopsies are conducted at the Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Services Mortuary, a designated M6-grade facility, where approximately 4,000 post-mortem examinations are performed annually. Through meticulous forensic examination and evidence-based analysis, the Division plays a critical role in supporting the judicial process and the administration of justice.