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Second Opinions & Consultation Services
Accurate diagnosis is essential to ensure the most effective TREATMENT.
Here are just two examples:
- Cancer or Benign. Surprisingly, it is often difficult to be sure if a bile duct tumor is a benign reaction to another process (for example, an infection or a stent) or a malignant cancer. Treatment and prognosis hinge upon this crucial distinction.
The pathology of the gallbladder and bile ducts is exceedingly complex and therefore a second opinion is often advisable.
- Type of Cancer. Is the cancer derived from the bile ducts, the main cells of the liver/hepatocycle or from anoter site( e.g., a lung carcinoma that has spread to the bilary tree) While the pathology can look very similar, the treatment for these conditions is often very different.
We offer consultative diagnostic interpretation of pathologic materials derived from the gallbladder and bile ducts by specialists in this field: Drs. Pedram Argani, and Ralph Hruban.
This second opinion requires only that your doctor send your slides to us. No additional surgery is necessary. To have your slides reviewed at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Division of Surgical Pathology, please contact:
Anatomic Pathology Consult Service
1620 McElderry St.
Reed Hall Rm 315
Baltimore, MD 21205
ATTN: Pedram Argani, M.D.
Consult Office phone: 410-955-2405
Consult Office fax: 410-614-7712
pargani@jhmi.edu
OfficePhone: 410-614-2428
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