Head and Neck Pathology

Head and Neck Pathology provides comprehensive consultative expertise and services relating to disorders of the head and neck regions, including salivary glands and nasal sinuses. A variety of specialized molecular tests are routinely available.

For information concerning consultation, please call (801) 581-2507. Consultations can be sent directly to:

Surgical Pathology Department
Huntsman Cancer Hospital
1950 Circle of Hope, RM N3105
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: (801) 581-2507 or (801) 584-5078
Fax: (801) 581-7035

Please include pertinent clinical history and surgical pathology report(s).
Test # Test Name Test Keywords Additional Information
Consultation, Dr. Rosai
2004513 BCL-2 by Immunohistochemistry Follicular lymphoma, Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphomas Stain and return service only
2002498 BRAF codon 600 Mutation Detection by Pyrosequencing Melanoma, Colorectal cancer, Lynch Syndrome, HNPCC, Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Adenocarcinoma, Papillary thyroid carcinoma
2013921 BRAF V600E Mutation Detection in Circulating Cell-Free DNA by Digital Droplet PCR
2003481 Calcitonin by Immunohistochemistry Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Tumor Markers, Endocrine/Adrenal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Thyroid medullary carcinomas Stain and return service only
2003598 CD68, KP1 by Immunohistochemistry Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Monocytes, Histiocytes, Tumor Markers Stain and return service only
2003821 CDX2 by Immunohistochemistry Intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma, Colorectal Cancer, Tumor Markers, Lung Cancer Stain and return service only
2003830 Chromogranin A by Immunohistochemistry Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET), Carcinoid Tumors, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Tumor Markers, Paraganglioma, Carotid body tumor, Olfactory neuroblastoma, pituitary adenomas, islet cell tumors, phaeochromocytomas, medullary thyroid carcinomas, Merkel cell tumors, and carcinoids Stain and return service only
2002298 Chromosome FISH, Interphase Oncology, Bone Marrow, Ewing Sarcoma, Neuroblastoma, Myelodysplastic, MDS, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Sarcoma, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML), Tumor Markers, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN), Plasma Cell Dyscrasias, Lymphoma Phenotyping, B-Cell Lymphomas Please specify which FISH probe you wish to order.
2013257 Consultation, Head and Neck
2010229 Cytogenomic Molecular Inversion Probe Array, Copy Number and Heterozygosity Assessment - Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) Tissue FFPE ARRAY, array CGH; aCGH; Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization; Chromosomal Microarray; CMA;  CGH; Microarray; Single-nucleotide-polymorphism (SNP) array; Whole Genome Array; tumor; oncology, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, FFPE; tissue
2003845 Cytokeratin 19 (CK 19) by Immunohistochemistry Thyroid Cancer, Tumor Markers Stain and return service only
2003493 Cytokeratin 8,18 Low Molecular Weight (CAM 5.2) by Immunohistochemistry Carcinoid Tumors, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Rhabdoid tumors, Neuroendocrine, Pancreatic Cancer, Pheochromocytoma, Melanoma, Tumor Markers, Multiple Carcinomas, Colon Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer Stain and return service only
2000623 Cytology, Non-Gynecologic
2008605 EGFR by FISH EGFRFISH, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer, Brain Tumors Additional Technical Information
2010193 Endocrine Hereditary Cancer Panel, Sequencing and Deletion/Duplication, 13 Genes ENDOCAPAN, CDKN1B, MAX, MEN1, PTEN, RET, SDHAF2, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, STK11, TMEM127, TP53, VHL, endocrine cancer, pheochromocytoma, paraganglioma, follicular thyroid cancer, cribiform-morular variant, pituitary adenoma, gastric carcinorid tumor, primary hyperparathyroidism, adrenocortical adenoma,medullary thyroid carcinoma CDKN1B, MAX, MEN1, PTEN, RET, SDHAF2, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, STK11, TMEM127, TP53, VHL, adrenocortical adenoma, cribiform-morular variant, follicular thyroid cancer, gastric carcinorid tumor, medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), pituitary adenoma, primary hyperparathyroidism
2003875 Epithelial-related Antigen, MOC-31 by Immunohistochemistry Mesothelioma, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer adenocarcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, adenomas, small cell lung cancers, carcinoids, adenocystic carcinomas, and carcinosarcomas Stain and return service only
2002902 Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) by in situ Hybridization, Paraffin Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, NK/ T-cell lymphomas, B-cell lymphomas, Post transplant lymphoproliferative disorders, Tumor Markers, ISH, Nasopharyngeal nonkeratinizing undifferentiated carcinoma, Nasal type NK/T-cell lymphoma
0051352 Epstein-Barr Virus, Quantitative PCR
0049178 ERBB2 (HercepTest®) by Immunohistochemistry, Tissue with Reflex to FISH if 2+ Gastric, gastrointestinal cancer, tumor marker, pharmacogenetics, Breast Cancer, Tumor Markers, FISH, herceptin, HER2, HER-2, neu, HER2/neu, Pancreatic Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Barrett’s Esophagus Cancer, Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
2012175 HRAS Mutation Detection by Pyrosequencing
2002899 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) High Risk In Situ Hybridization, Paraffin Gynecologic Cancer, ISH
2003448 INI1 (BAF47) by Immunohistochemistry Head and Neck Cancer, Sarcoma Stain and return service only
0080467 Lipid Associated Sialic Acid, Serum General Oncology
2004002 Muc-1 by Immunohistochemistry Glandular differentiation marker, Pancreatic, thyroid cancer, biliary, Salivary gland Stain and return service only
2004008 Muc-4 by Immunohistochemistry Colorectal Cancer, Tumor Markers, Pancreatic, thyroid, salivary gland, biliary Stain and return service only
0051390 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN2), RET Gene Mutations by Sequencing MEN2 SEQ, Thyroid Cancer, Pheochromocytoma, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias (MEN), MEN 2A, MEN 2B, familial medullary thyroid carcinoma, FMTC, RET proto-oncogene
2004064 p16 by Immunohistochemistry Head and Neck Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer, HNPCC, Colorectal Cancer, Tumor Markers, Pancreatic Cancer, Melanoma, prognostic Stain and return service only
0049250 p53 with Interpretation by Immunohistochemistry Brain Tumors, Head and Neck Cancer, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Bladder Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC), Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Tumor Markers, Tumor suppressor protein, prognostic indicator, Non-small cell lung cancer, lung cancer
2004118 Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) by Immunohistochemistry Acromegaly, Parathyroid Cancer, Tumor Markers, adenomas and primary and secondary hyperplasias Stain and return service only
2012654 RET Gene Rearrangements by FISH
2006948 SDHB with Interpretation by Immunohistochemistry
2007991 Solid Tumor Mutation Panel by Next Generation Sequencing Additional Technical Information
0081054 Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen, Serum Gynecologic Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer
0050105 Thyroglobulin Antibody Thyroiditis, Thyroid Disease, Tumor Markers
2004145 Thyroglobulin by Immunohistochemistry Thyroid Cancer, Tumor Markers, Thyroid Disease Stain and return service only
2006550 Thyroglobulin by LC-MS/MS, Serum or Plasma Endocrine/Adrenal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
0020753 Thyroglobulin, Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Thyroid Cancer, Tumor Markers
2004166 Thyroid Transcription Factor (TTF-1) by Immunohistochemistry Thyroid Cancer, Lung Cancer, Tumor Markers, sarcoma, mesothelioma, neuroendrocrine Stain and return service only