The
Department of Anatomical & Cellular Pathology combines teaching,
research and laboratory service at the Prince of Wales Hospital, a 1,400-bed
teaching hospital of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Department
consists of three service units: Anatomical Pathology (including cytology),
Laboratory Hematology (including Blood Bank) and Bone Marrow Transplant
Laboratory. It is the main service department for the New Territory
East (NTE) of Hong Kong, serving a population of over 1 million. In
Anatomical Pathology, the annual accessions are: 30,000 sugicals, 30,000
cytology and about 120 autopsies.