Abstract
The article is devoted to the history of the Сenter of morphological research at the Kazakh Institute of Oncology and Radiology (KazOIR). The initial Pathomorphology Laboratory was established in 1960 under the leadership of the Candidate of Medical Sciences I.A. Zakhvatkina. The Problem Laboratory of Pathomorphology and Geographic Pathology of Tumors was created later in 1964 and was headed by the Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor N.I. Kolychev since 1972. Modern morphological diagnostics methods introduced into practice during the laboratory existence included an immunohistochemical examination of tumors, electron microscopic examination, and FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization) diagnostics. Today, the Center for Morphological Studies provides methodological, organizational, and advisory assistance to oncological dispensaries and other medical institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan in malignant neoplasms’ diagnostics.