Anatomic Pathology
Kensington Pathology Consultants, Inc is an Anatomic Pathology practice in McLean, VA
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing diseases by analyzing tissue samples.
Anatomic Pathologists at Kensington Pathology Consultants, Inc perform
laboratory tests to determine the nature and severity of illness. Anatomic Pathology is
the examination of cells, tissues, and organs for signs of disease. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Anatomic Pathology practices include skin, breast, and colon cancer.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Anatomic Pathology
practices include electron microscopy, fine needle aspiration, surgical biopsy, and autopsy.
A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.
Anatomic Pathologists in Mclean, VA
Dermatopathology - Dermatology
Kensington Pathology Consultants, Inc is a Dermatopathology - Dermatology practice in McLean, VA
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in skin pathology.
Dermatopathologist - Dermatologists at Kensington Pathology Consultants, Inc perform
tissue sample collection for laboratory analysis and diagnosis. Dermatopathology - Dermatology is
a subspecialty of dermatology and pathology that microscopically studies disorders of the hair, nails, and skin; practitioners are trained in initial or additional dermatology. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Dermatopathology - Dermatology practices include moles, alopecia, skin infections, eczema, and melanoma.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dermatopathology - Dermatology
practices include cell biopsy, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy, and molecular-pathologic analysis.
A dermatopathologist has the expertise to diagnose and monitor diseases of the skin including infectious, immunologic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases. This entails the examination and interpretation of specially prepared tissue sections, cellular scrapings and smears of skin lesions by means of routine and special (electron and fluorescent) microscopes.
Dermatopathologist Dermatologists in Mclean, VA
