Pathology

15 Doctors

Round the clock laboratory services.

Laboratory with internal and external quality assurance programmes for accurate values & diagnosis.
Laboratory with high throughput analyzers and instruments.

Highly qualified and trained staff and technicians in various sub specialities of pathology.

Referral centre for Immunohistochemical (IHC) study, immunofluorscence (IF) study, frozen section study, review reports and Coagulation Studies

HAEMATOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS

Sl. No. Description
1  AEC (ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHIL COUNT)
2 APTT (ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME)
3 BASOPHILS
4 BONE MARROW ASPIRATION
5 BT – BLEEDING TIME
6  CT-CLOTTING TIME
7 DC (DLC) – DIFFERENTIAL COUNT
8 DIRECT COOMBS TEST – DCT
9 EOSINOPHILS
10 ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate)
11 HB (HAEMOGLOBIN)
12 IG (Immature Granulocyte)
13 INDIRECT COOMBS TEST – ICT
14 Lupus Anticoagulant Test
15 LYMPHOCYTES
16 MCH (MEAN CORPUSCULAR HAEMOGLOBIN)
17 MCHC (MEAN CORPUSCULAR HAEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION)
18 MCV (MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME)
19 MONOCYTES
20 MPV (Mean Platelet Volume)
21 NEUTROPHILS
22 NRBC (Nucleated RBC)
23 P-LCR
24 PBS – PERIPHERAL BLOOD SMEAR (BLOOD PICTURE)
25 PCT
26 PCV/HCT (PACKED CELL VOLUME / HAEMATOCRIT)
27 PDW (Platet Distribution width)
28 PLATELET COUNT
29 PT – PROTHROMBIN TIME
30 RBC COUNT
31 RBC INDICES
32 RDW (RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH)
33 RDW-CV
34 RDW-SD
35 RETICULOCYTE COUNT
36 SONOCLOT
37 TC-TOTAL COUNT
38 TLC (TOTAL LEUCOCYTE COUNT)

CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Sl. No. Description
1 BENCE – JONES PROTEINS
2 STOOL OCCULT BLOOD
3 STOOL PH
4 STOOL REDUCING SUBSTANCES
5 URINE – ALBUMIN
6 URINE – BILE SALTS
7 URINE – KETONE BODIES
8 URINE – MICROSCOPY
9 URINE BILE PIGMENT
10 URINE BLOOD
11 URINE SUGAR
12 URINE UROBILINOGEN

CYTOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS

Sl. No. Description
1 CELL BLOCK
2 FLUID CYTOLOGY (CSF, PLEURAL ASCITIC & OTHERS – CELL COUNT & CELL TYPE )
3 FNAC (Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology)
4 GUIDED FNAC – CT
5 PAP SMEAR
6 SEMEN ANALYSIS
7 SPUTUM
8 TZANCK SMEAR
9 USG GUIDED FNAC

HISTOPATHOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS

Sl. No. Description
1 Surgical Biopsy
2 Fetal Autopsy
3 Forensic Biopsies
4 Renal IF (Immunoflourescence)
5 Skin IF
6 IHC (immunohistochemistry)
7 Special stains
8 Review reports
9 Cell block
10 Frozen section

Procedures performed:

  • Bone marrow aspiration & Biopsy
  • Core Biopsy
  • Fine needle aspiration cytology

Sl. No. Name of Equipments
1 Coagulometer, (Fully automated, Semi automated – Destiny Plus)
2 6 part differential cell coulter (Sysmex)
3 5 part differential cell coulter (Nihon Kohden)
4 3 part differential cell coulter (Sysmex)
5 Cytospin-4
6 Histokinet (Shandon Citadel)
7 Microtomes – LEICA
8 Cryostat – LEICA
9 Research microscope with immunofluorescence, polarizer and microphotography unit – Olympus Camera progress Capture-BX-41
10 Automated cell separator and component extractor
11 Automated blood grouping machine (Diagast)
12 Automated Elisa machine
13 Blood bank refrigerators
14 Blood collection monitors
15 CARD Centrifuge and Refrigerated Centrifuge
16 Freezers – 20˚c to -80˚c and walk in cold storage unit
17 Incubator
18 Cryo-bath 4˚c and 37˚c
19 Plasma Extractor
20 Platelet agitator and incubator

Ongoing projects :

Name of faculty Topic
Dr. Rekha T.S Prevalence and gene typing of Beta Thalassemia Trait among tribal school children of Mysuru district –Funded by ICMR
Dr. Jayashree. K Assessment of malignant Head and Neck tumors by CT/ MRI and correlation with EGFR expression for prognosis – funded by JSS University
Dr. Sheela Devi Isolation of colon cancer stem cells and efficacy of Pipernigrum – funded by DST -VGST
Dr. Nandini Stardization of DNA extraction from achieved tissue slides for down streaming of molecular diagnosis – self funded
Dr.Pallavi.P Mitochondrial DNA copy number and its association with cardiac complications in beta-Thalassemia major

Collaboration Projects :

Name of the Collaborator and Institution National / International Topic
Dr. Prabhakar,
Dept. of Biotechnology,
Sahyadri College, Shimoga, Kuvempu Uiversity
Prevalence and gene typing of Beta Thalassemia Trait among tribal school children of Mysuru district –Funded by ICMR “ Validation of metastatic markers in head and neck cancers for development of target specific drugs”
PHRI, Prerana trust, Mysuru Assessment of malignant Head and Neck tumors by CT/ MRI and correlation with EGFR expression for prognosis – funded by JSS University “ Cervical Screening – comparison of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) with conventional PAP smear screening in rural women of Mysuru district ”
Department of Biotechnology,
Mysuru University
Isolation of colon cancer stem cells and efficacy of Pipernigrum – funded by DST -VGST “ Impact of Yoga on cervical cancers and breast cancer patients and survivors ”
Dr. Muralidhar Hegde,
Associate professor of Cornell University,
Weill Medical College, Houston, Texas
Stardization of DNA extraction from achieved tissue slides for down streaming of molecular diagnosis – self funded “ Level of TDP-43 and genome mutation load in selected tumor tissue array by IHC ”