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Fine Needle Aspiration Clinic

Calgary Laboratory Services (CLS) provides a Fine Needle Aspiration Clinic service at the Specialty Clinic 2 of the Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC), Out-Patient Clinics Department.  The FNA Clinic is located in the PLC close to the West Entrance at 3500-26 Avenue N.E, Calgary, Alberta.

The FNA Clinic accepts referrals from physicians to perform diagnostic FNA procedures on their patients with palpable/superficial lesions ("lumps & bumps").  Examples of these lesions include cysts and nodules in the head and neck area, salivary gland, breast, lymph nodes and other superficial lesions.

The FNA Clinic is operated by CLS Cytopathologists every Friday (except statutory holidays) between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm.  The ability to perform on-site assessment of the specimen ensures a satisfactory specimen is obtained during the patient visit.  A final Cytopathology laboratory report will be issued once the specimen is received and processed in the CLS laboratory.

How to Book Patients into the Fine Needle Aspiration Clinic

• Physician's office contact Laboratory Information Centre (LIC) at 403-770-3600 and select option 4
• Provide patient's full first and last name and referring physician's contact information.  The date and time of appointment will be booked.
• Obtain a Fine Needle Aspiration Clinic Patient Referral Form (CLS Form # CY1105) from LIC
• Complete all required information on the patient referral form and fax to CLS Cytopathology at fax # 403-770 3319
• Physician's office notify patient of appointment date, time and location of the FNA Clinic, instructing patient to arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled appointment

To Cancel Appointments

• Contact LIC at 403-770-3600 and select option 4

 

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