Anatomic Pathology

What we do

Pathology is a medical specialty, which provides a tissue diagnosis using a wide array of the tools of laboratory medicine, including histology, cytology, immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, etc. Pathological diagnosis is usually regarded as the final diagnosis driving tailored management for a particular patient.
Anatomic Pathology includes surgical pathology, cytopathology, and autopsy pathology. We are engaged in daily clinical work by participating in the medical care of patients through providing diagnostic information to help render a precise diagnosis and to monitor the effects of therapy. Pathologists collaborate with other specialists (e.g. oncologists, surgeons, radiologists) to customize each patient’s treatment based on their individual diagnosis.
We also participate in the training of pathology residents and rotating clinical fellows and are actively engaged in a range of research projects spanned from basic to translational and clinical science.

Digital Pathology

Our department is a core hub of the Nagasaki-Kameda NET digital pathology network. Nagasaki-Kameda NET connecting academic institution (Nagasaki University Hospital), large-scale hospital (Kameda Medical Center), and several independent and affiliated centers was established in 2017. It includes around 40 pathologists, both general and specialized, who are responsible for diagnosing over 40,000 cases annually.
Our department serves as a model facility for the primary diagnosis by means of digital pathology, which is successfully adopted only in a few medical centers worldwide. Many visitors from the leading American, European and Asian institutions along with industry partners visit our department every year. We are also regularly invited to share our experience at the international and local conferences.
Telepathology activities include remote sign-out sessions for primary diagnosis, tumor boards, multidisciplinary team consultations, journal clubs, research progress meetings, and regular international web conferences. In 2018 we achieved a fully digital workflow for biopsies, surgical specimens, immunostains, outside consults, and frozen service.
WSI-based education essentially incorporated into all telepathology activities is highly attractive for pathology residents, rotating clinical fellows, and undergraduate medical students. Our digital pathology model considers the immediate adoption of AI/deep learning technologies for diagnostic and research purposes. Currently, we are testing and validating in-house AI solutions for evaluation of tumor content in the biopsies of lung cancer.

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Number of cases

Statistics from 2018
- Histopathology (biopsies and surgical specimens), 17,455 cases
- Cytopathology, 21,347 cases
- Autopsy, 57 cases
- Immunostaining, 3,939 cases

List of Doctors

General Director (Extraordinary)

Junya FUKUOKA

Subspeciality
Pulmonary Pathology
Digital Pathology

Department name	Anatomic Pathology
Medical School	Shiga University of Medical Science
Special Qualifications	The Japanese Society of Pathology The Japan Lung Cancer Society The Japanese Respiratory Society The Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology The Japanese Society of Digital Pathology Digital Pathology Association (DPA) Pulmonary Pathology Society (PPS)
Education & Career	1995 Apr. Graduated from Shiga University of Medical Science 1995 May. Residency at the Central Laboratory of Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital 1997 Apr. Clinical Fellow， Department of Pathology II， Shiga University of Medical Science 2000 Apr. Assistant Professor， Department of Pathology II， Shiga University of Medical Science 2000 Dec. Visiting Clinician， Mayo Clinic Scottsdale， AZ 2001 Dec. Visiting Fellow， National Institute of Health， Bethesda， MD 2005 Jan. Lecturer (Assistant Professor)， Department of Pathology， Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University 2005 Jul. Associate Professor， Department of Pathology， Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University 2006 May. Associate Professor， Department of Pathology， Toyama University Hospital 2009 Nov. Professor， Department of Surgical Pathology， Toyama University Hospital 2012 Nov. Professor and Chair， Department of Pathology， Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences， Nagasaki University 2017 Apr. General Director (Extraordinary)， Department of Anatomic Pathology， Kameda Medical Center

Assistant Chief

Miki NYUI

Subspeciality
Surgical Pathology

Department name	Anatomic Pathology
Medical School	Showa University
Special Qualifications	Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Certified Pathologist of the Japanese Society of Pathology Advanced Certified Pathologist of the Japanese Society of Pathology Board Certified Cytopathologist of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology Japan Medical Association-certified Occupational Physician
Education & Career	1996 Mar. Graduated from Showa University School of Medicine 1996 Apr. Department of Internal Medicine I， Showa University Hospital 1997 Dec. Department of Internal Medicine， Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital 1998 Apr. Department of Pathology II， Showa University Graduate School of Medicine 2000 Oct. Department of Pathology II， Showa University School of Medicine 2010 Apr. Department of Anatomic Pathology， Kameda Medical Center 2014 Nov. Assistant Chief， Department of Anatomic Pathology， Kameda Medical Center

Section chief of Digital Pathology

Andrey BYCHKOV

Subspeciality
Thyroid Pathology
Digital Pathology

Department name	Anatomic Pathology
Medical School	Smolensk State Medical Academy
Special Qualifications	The Japanese Society of Pathology European Society of Pathology Digital Pathology Association (DPA) Association of UICC Fellows Asian Working Group in Thyroid Pathology
Education & Career	2002 Jun. Graduated from Smolensk State Medical Academy 2002 Sep. Residency at the Smolensk Regional Institute of Pathology 2003 Sep. Assistant Professor， Department of Pathological Anatomy， Smolensk State Medical Academy 2005 Sep. Chief Pathologist， Department of Infectious Pathology， Smolensk Regional Institute of Pathology 2009 Oct. PhD Student， Atomic Bomb Disease Institute， Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 2014 Sep. Senior Research Fellow， Department of Pathology， Chulalongkorn University， Bangkok， Thailand 2017 Apr. Section chief of Digital Pathology， Department of Anatomic Pathology， Kameda Medical Center

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