Our Specialties
Dermatopathology
- NextGenPath Diagnostics handles a broad range of skin biopsies.
- Dermatopathology is a sub-speciality of Histopathology that deals with diseases of skin.
- Skin biopsy interpretation requires an expert dermatopathologist and a panel of special stains with or without immunoflourescence, immunohistochemistry, ultrastructural and molecular studies.
- Method of sending the biopsy to our lab: A 3-4mm punch biopsy of skin in 10% neutral buffered formalin.
- The Michel’s transport medium will be provided from our lab if autoimmune diseases of the skin are suspected.
- 2.5% buffered glutaraldehyde for electron microscopy will be provided at request.
- Samples are received 24×7 on all days.
- Learning is a continuous process and we believe that teaching and publishing relevant research are the greatest contributions to the society apart from our patient care services.
- NextGenPath Archives serves as an excellent freely available online resource for case-based learning of dermatopathology.
