Cytopathology and Histopathology

Dermatopathology

Dermatopathology is the investigation of cutaneous illnesses at a minuscule level, which likewise includes considering potential reasons for skin, nail or hair issue at the phone level. It is a subspecialty of dermatology and surgical pathology.

Dermatopathology focuses on diagnosis and observation of skin diseases along with infections, chronic and neoplastic diseases. Dermatopathology involves the microscopic examination, description, and interpretation of diagnostic assay specimens obtained from the skin. A dermato-pathologist performs a series of microscopic observations to detect the actual disease. Interpretation of skin specimens is difficult as several inflammatory skin diseases share identical basic inflammatory method or pattern. The ultimate identification needs clinical input and clinicopathological correlation. In some cases, extra specialized testing must be performed on biopsies, as well as technique, assay, microscopy, flow cytometry, and molecular-pathologic analysis.