Contact
General enquiries: (02) 9382 9092
Appointments: (02) 9382 9200
Location: Randwick campus laboratories - SEALS
About our service
The South Eastern Area Laboratory Service (SEALS) provides laboratory services to the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick under a shared service agreement.
Our service includes primary diagnosis necessary for inpatients and outpatients including (but not limited to) tumours, skin, renal, GIT and liver disease.
Special diagnostic techniques such as histochemistry, immunofluorescence and immunohistohcemistry are undertaken on site.
Our pathologists participate in the collection and triaging of specimens for more specialised techniques such as tumour cytogenetics, FISH and electron microscopy (not performed on site).
The Histopathology department also provides a consultation service to the Department of Forensic Medicine providing paediatric expertise in coronial, including criminal cases. Specialist paediatric pathology consultations are also received from other hospitals in the state.
Laboratory services
Paediatric and perinatal autopsies
We currently provides a paediatric autopsy service to Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick (including coronial cases referred to the NSW State Coroner and performed on site with the consent of the Coroner).
The service also provides a fetal /perinatal autopsy service to the Royal Hospital for Women, the Prince of Wales Private Hospital and other hospitals including Wollongong Hospital, Sutherland Hospital and St George Hospital.
Cytology
Our department receives body fluid samples (e.g. CSF, pleural fluid, asctitic fluid) and aspirates from lesions for analysis of the cells to aid in diagnosis and follow-up of patients.
Placental pathology service
Routine placental examinations are largely performed by specialist gynaecologic pathologists. Paediatric pathologists still report placentas in cases of perinatal death/fetal malformations.
