Our missions

The mission of the National Center of Pathology (NCP) is to provide high-quality, reliable and timely pathological diagnostics for the entire Luxembourg healthcare system.

Through the integration of histological, cytological and molecular analyses, the NCP supports clinicians in the accurate diagnosis of diseases, particularly cancer and inflammatory conditions. The center contributes to multidisciplinary patient management, national cancer control strategies, and screening programs such as cervical cancer prevention.

By combining medical expertise, technological innovation and close collaboration with national healthcare partners, the NCP plays a central role in ensuring precision diagnostics and improving patient outcomes.

Key figures in 2025

analyses performed in the Anatomic Pathology Service
450 998
analyses performed in the Gynecological Cytology Service
202 736

Source: Extract from the LNS 2025 Annual Report

Accreditations

List of accreditations

Services

Certificate

Repository

Gynecological Cytology

 1/024 ISO 15189:2022

Our commitments

The NCP follows a continuous quality management approach in accordance with international laboratory standards and participates in external quality assessment schemes.

Certification projects (DKG):

The Anatomic Pathology Service is a certified partner within several oncology care networks under the Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft (DKG) certification framework, in collaboration with national hospitals.

Currently certified domains include, for example:

  • Breast cancer
  • Prostate cancer
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Work is ongoing for lung cancer certification.