Anatomic Pathology
Kpc Diagnostics 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 Kpc Diagnostics 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 - Pathology
Kpc Diagnostics is a Dermatopathology - Pathology practice in McLean, VA
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing skin disorders.
Dermatopathologist - Pathologists at Kpc Diagnostics perform
diagnostic laboratory analysis of tissue samples. Dermatopathology - Pathology is
a dermatology and pathology subspecialty that microscopically studies hair, nail, and skin diseases; practitioners are also versed in atomic pathology. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Dermatopathology - Pathology practices include eczema, psoriasis, oral or genital herpes, and melanoma.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dermatopathology - Pathology
practices include skin biopsy, immunohistochemistry, fluorescence microscopy, and flow cytometry.
A dermatopathologist is an expert in diagnosing and monitoring 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 light microscopy, electron microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy.
Dermatopathologist Pathologists in Mclean, VA
