Pathology Laboratory Associates
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Pathology Reinvented
Learn how PLA's specialized team is staying at the forefront of technology by providing twice the review power with evidence-based medicine, personalized attention, and fast results. With PLA, clinicians and patients experience pathology reinvented.
Pathology Laboratory Associates
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Reintroducing PLA
Pathology Laboratory Associates, Inc. (PLA) has rebranded as it focuses on anatomic pathology. The same team of experts remain on board as PLA continues to uphold its excellent reputation of providing accurate results. Learn more as PLA's journey of excellence continues.
Pathology Laboratory Associates
Featured Specialty
Dermatopathology
PLA's Dermatopathologists possess an impressive amount of experience and stand at the forefront of discovery. Visit our dermatopathology page to learn how when you choose PLA, you choose pathology reinvented.
Pathology Laboratory Associates
Forefront of Technology
Announcing Next Generation Sequencing
PLA also specializes in molecular pathology and is excited to announce that Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) testing is now being performed on site at our laboratory in Tulsa, Oklahoma. NGS testing is used to identify actionable driver mutations of solid tumors to assist in personalized therapy decisions and is the latest breakthrough within the sphere of molecular pathology.

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Our Specialties

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Breast
Pathology

The breast pathology specialty focuses on the classification of benign and malignant breast disease to achieve optimal therapy. This involves close coordination with...

Cytopathology & Gynecological Pathology

Cytopathology is a branch of pathology that evaluates and diagnoses tissue or fluid samples on the cellular level. Cytopathology is generally used on samples of free cells or...

Dermatopathology

Dermatopathology is a joint subspecialty of dermatology and pathology or surgical pathology that focuses on the study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic and...

Gastrointestinal Tract & Pancreaticobilliary Pathology

Gastrointestinal pathology is the subspecialty of surgical pathology which deals with the diagnosis and characterization of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the digestive...

Head and Neck & Throat Pathology

Head and neck pathology focuses on a large cross-section of the head and neck region to diagnose neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the oral cavity, oropharynx...

Hematopathology

Hematopathology is the study of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases and disorders affecting blood cells, their production, and any organs and tissues involved in hematopoiesis...

Molecular Pathology

Molecular pathology is an emerging discipline within pathology which is based on the detection or quantitation of specific RNA or DNA molecules within tissues, blood or fluid...

Neuropathology

Neuropathology is the study of the nervous system through tissue analysis. The nervous system includes the brain, spinal cord and the body’s network of nerves...

Genitourinary Pathology & Renal Pathology

Kidney pathology is a subspecialty of anatomic pathology that deals with the diagnosis and characterization of medical diseases of the kidneys. In the academic setting, renal...
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The best in pathology services for physicians and referring pathologists

With Pathology Laboratory Associates (PLA) physicians and referring pathologists receive twice the review power with PLA's impressive team of pathologists. Each specimen is reviewed twice prior to providing results. PLA utilizes state-of-the-art equipment in their main laboratory in Tulsa, Oklahoma and regularly publishes any new findings to respected medical journals.
Our fast turnaround and extensive diagnostic capability gives you the service you need allowing you to concentrate on the demands of your practice. Excellence is our goal as we offer a standard second review on all cases, personalized attention, and strive for quality communication with our doctors. Our extended hours were created with you in mind, providing increased accessibility to our client service staff and pathologists.

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Check out Pathology Laboratory Associates’ latest reports, published articles, and news. 

Publications

The skin as a critical window in unveiling the pathophysiologic principles of COVID-19.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiologic agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is a single-stranded RNA virus whose sequence is k...
Announcements

Precision medicine. Personal diagnosis. Announcing Next Generation Sequencing.

PLA is pleased to announce Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for solid tumor biomarker testing is now being performed on site at our laboratory in Tulsa, Oklahoma. PLA is...
Announcements

RML/PLA: A Journey of Excellence

By John Minielly, M.D. Pathology Laboratory Associates (PLA) and Regional Medical Laboratory (RML) began their journey in the early 1980s thanks to the efforts of two path...
Publications

Premortem Skin Biopsy Assessing Microthrombi, Interferon Type I Antiviral and Regulatory Proteins, and Complement Deposition Correlates with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Clinical Stage

Apart from autopsy, tissue correlates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) clinical stage are lacking. In the current study, cutaneous punch biopsy specimens of 15 indivi...
Publications

The histologic and molecular correlates of COVID-19 vaccine-induced changes in the skin.

A total of 22 patients who had developed an adverse cutaneous reaction to the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine underwent biopsies. Each patient was assessed light microscopically,...
Publications

Severe COVID-19: A multifaceted viral vasculopathy syndrome

The objective of this study was to elucidate the pathophysiology that underlies severe COVID-19 by assessing the histopathology and the in situ detection of infectious SARS...
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