Histopathology
| SR NO | TEST | TEST COMPONENTS | METHOD | SPECIMEN/TRANSPORT | TAT | CLINICAL APPLICATIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nerve and muscle biopsies | - | Routine histopathology After co-relation with CPK, EMG and clinical findings |
Formalin fixed tissue | 24 to 48 hrs | Helps differentiating inflammatory v/s non inflammatory myopathy and vasculitis Orinfective pathology if present |
| 2 | Special stains | - | Manual PAS stain for fungal elements ZN stain for acid fast bacilli Lepra stain for lepra bacilli |
Formalin fixed tissue | 24 to 48 hrs | Helps confirm or rule out infective pathology |
| 3 | Immunohistochemistry study | Brain tumor | A) CNS tumors: - GFAP - Synaptophysin - NSE - Chromogranin - CD 99 |
Formalin fixed tissue/ Paraffin block | 3-4 days | |
| SR NO | TEST | TEST COMPONENTS | METHOD | SPECIMEN/TRANSPORT | TAT | CLINICAL APPLICATIONS |