Hematopathology and Lymph Node Registry (Division of Pathology)

Diagnosis of Lymphoma and Hematological diseases in all tissue types

Hematopathological evaluation of bone marrow and blood using aspirates and bone marrow trephines

Broad spectrum of Immunohistochemistry tests for Immunophenotyping

Molecular analysis of clonality, translocations and mutations of hematopoietic tumors

Diagnosis of cutaneous inflammatory disorders, and lymphomas using skin biopsies

Central Reference Pathology and biobank for clinical trials of lymphoma treatment

Close cooperation with Institute of Human Genetics and Clinic of Internal Medicine II along with respective diagnostic labs

Translational research within clinical trials for malignant lymphoma

Lymphoma in children , adolescents, and young adults in cooperation with the collaborative groups NHL-BFM AND EICNHL

Identification of molecular characteristics of malignant lymphomas in elderly patients

Clinicopathological, histopathological, and molecular characterization of cutaneous lymphomas

Diagnostic and prognostic subgroups of follicular lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma

Molecular characterization of malignant lymphoma by gene expression (Nanostring) and next generation sequencing molecular analysis of cell-free (tumor) DNA in lymphomas

Microenvironment of follicular lymphomas, diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, and Hodgkin Lymphomas by gene expression profiling and quantitative image analysis of Immunohistochemistry

Central Biobanking and Pathology for clinical trials and collaborative groups such as the German Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group (GHSG), German Study Group for Low-grade Lymphomas (GLSG), German Study Group for High-grade Lymphomas (DSHNHL), German Lymphoma Alliance and research networks like the International Cancer Genome Consortium

Regular national and international tutorials for pathology training in lymphoma diagnosis

Weekly in-house educational tutorials for trainees in Hematopathology

Reference center for all German collaborative lymphoma study groups and the German Competence Network Malignant Lymphomas (Kompetenznetz Maligne Lymphome V.).

Central pathology and bio-banking in clinical lymphoma trials in cooperation with pharmaceutical companies

Weekly in-house interdisciplinary scientific meetings with varying topics in the field of lymphoma research