PATHOLOGY

✔  We have well equipped lab with well qualified lab technicians who are the backbone for running the central laboratory 24x7 hours.

✔   Diagnostic tests are performed following standard protocols in various fields like histopathology(surgical pathology), cytopathology and hematology as well as laboratory medicine (clinical pathology) and blood banking (Transfusion medicine).

✔  Quality control is maintained by being part of Internal quality control monitoring programs and External quality assurance programs(EQAS).

✔  Laboratory results are correlated with clinical details and reports are issued with diagnostic precision and accuracy on time.

✔  Our histopathology lab advanced technological equipments like Grossing station, Automated tissue processor (histokinette), Automated microtome, Automated slide staining machine, Stand alone cold plate and tissue embedder, for precise cutting and staining of sections. We perform Frozen section analysis using cryostat machine.

✔  Special stains such as Periodic acid Schiff (PAS) stain, Acid fast Bacilli (AFB) stain, Congo red stain, Fite faraco stain, Perl’s stain, Reticulin stain and Van Gieson stain has been done in our lab as an adjunct to aid for diagnosis.

✔  Immunohistochemistry(IHC) is done for carcinoma Breast and lungs in collaboration with DHR-ICMR Advanced Molecular Oncology Diagnostic Services(DIAMOnDS) project, Cancer Institute in Adyar, Chennai.

✔  Our haematology lab is equipped with Five part automated cell counter,three part cell counter, Automated ESR machine, Urine analyser, centrifuge and autoclave machine.

✔  Our museum has more than 300 mounted specimens of interesting cases inclusive of all systems. 15 catalogues are maintained.

✔  Our lecture halls are provided with the facility of audio-visual aids and can accommodate 150- 200 students.

✔  Our department has 2 practical labs (Histopathology lab and Clinical pathology lab), 2 Demonstration halls, Research lab and Museum.

✔  We have academic sessions for Undergraduate MBBS students like lectures, Seminars, Small group discussions(SGD), Self directed learning (SDL), Vertical & Horizontal Integration classes and AETCOM( Attitude, Ethics and Comunication module).

✔  We have theory & practical sessions with hands on training for DMLT students and Allied health science (AHS) students.

✔  In addition we have PG students under District Residential Programme (DRP) for whom we conduct Journal clubs, Interesting case presentation and slide seminars.

✔  Various research activities have been carried out by our faculties in our department.

Equipments list:

1. Five part fully automated cell counter
2. Three part fully automated cell counter
3. Semi automated coagulation analyser
4. ESR analyser
5. Centrifuge
6. Automated rotary microtome
7. Manual rotary microtome
8. Embedding station
9. Automated tissue processor
10. Automated Slide stainer
11. Grossing station
12. Stand alone cold plate
13. Autoclave machine
14. Cryostat machine

Diagnostic Services :

1. Hematology
2. Clinical Pathology
3. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
4. Fluid Cytology
5. Histopathology

HEMATOLOGY:

1. Peripheral smear study (RBC, WBC, Platelets, Parasites)
2. Reticulocyte count
3. Complete blood count
4. Bone marrow aspiration smear study
5. Sickling test
6. Demonstration of Heinz bodies
7. Cytogenetics screening test- Barr body demonstration
8. Screening test for coagulation disorder
• Platelet count
• Bleeding time (BT)
• Clotting time (CT)
• Prothrombin time (PT)
• Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
9. Special cytochrome/ cytochemistry test for leukemia
• Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS) stain
• Myeloperoxidase (MPO) stain
• Sudan Black B (SBB) stain

CLINICAL PATHOLOGY:

1. Urine analysis (albumin, sugar, deposits, bile salts, bile pigments, ketone bodies)
2. Stool analysis
3. Semen analysis

FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY (FNAC):

1. Thyroid
2. Breast
3. Lymph node
4. Salivary gland
5. Soft tissue tumor
6. Bone tumors
7. USG guided FNAC- Intra abdominal mass, ovarian tumors

FLUID CYTOLOGY:

1. Pleural fluid
2. Ascitic fluid
3. CSF fluid
4. Synovial fluid

HISTOPATHOLOGY:

1. General Pathology
2. Gynaec Pathology
3. Autopsy Pathology
4. Special stains in Histopathology

OUR FUTURE SCOPES

1. Immunocytochemistry
2. Immunohistochemistry
3. Molecular pathology

DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY- 2025 – STATISTICS

1. Hematology
2. Clinical Pathology
3. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
4. Fluid Cytology
5. Histopathology

HEMATOLOGY

1. Peripheral smear study (RBC, WBC, Platelets, Parasites)
2. Reticulocyte count
3. Complete blood count
4. Bone marrow aspiration smear study
5. Sickling test
6. Demonstration of Heinz bodies
7. Cytogenetics screening test- Barr body demonstration
8. Screening test for coagulation disorder

• Platelet count
• Bleeding time (BT)
• Clotting time (CT)
• Prothrombin time (PT)
• Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)

9.Special cytochrome/ cytochemistry test for leukemia

• Per iodic Acid Schiff (PAS) stainMyeloperoxidase (MPO) stainSudan Black B (SBB) stain

CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

10.1Urine analysis (albumin, sugar, deposits, bile salts, bile pigments, ketone bodies)

11.2Stool analysis

12.3 Semen analysis

FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY (FNAC)

1. Thyroid
2. Breast
3. Lymph node
4. Salivary gland
5. Soft tissue tumor
6. Bone tumors
7. USG guided FNAC- Intra abdominal mass, ovarian tumors

FLUID CYTOLOGY

1. Pleural fluid
2. Ascitic fluid
3. CSF fluid
4. Synovial fluid

HISTOPATHOLOGY

1. General Pathology
2. Gynaec Pathology
3. Autopsy Pathology
4. Special stains in Histopathology

OUR FUTURE SCOPES

1. Immunocytochemistry
2. Immunohistochemistry
3. Frozen section
4. Molecular pathology

Equipments list

1. Five part fully automated cell counter
2. Three part fully automated cell counter
3. Semi automated coagulation analyser
4. Centrifuge
5. Automated rotary microtome
6. Manual rotary microtome
7. Embedding station
8. Automated tissue processor
9. Autoclave machine

DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY- 2023 – STATISTICS

1. Comparison of Complete blood count parameters using Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic acid (EDTA) anticoagulant with Lithium Heparin and sodium citrate anticoagulants among healthy volunteers: A laboratory based cross-sectional analytical study.
2. A cross sectional study of Platelet parameters among Gestational Diabetes patients in a tertiary care center.
3. A Cross sectional study of Fine needle aspiration cytology and cartridge based nucleic acid amplification test as a sensitive diagnostic tool for lymph node tuberculosis patients in a tertiary care hospital in South India.
4. Acute Promyelocytic leukemia with PML-RARA α Fusion presenting as Pancytopenia and Atypical morphology- A case report.

Academic activities:

1. PATHO QUEST 1.0 “ Mysteries of Female Genital Tract Pathology ”- CME conducted on 10th August ,2023.
2. PATHO QUEST 2.0 “ Catch Yous Breath on COPD” – CME conducted on 20th June, 2024.
3. PATHO QUEST’ 24- INTERCOLLEGE QUIZ conducted on 27th September, 2024.
4. PATHO QUEST’ 25- “A GAZE INTO THE GUT” – CME conducted on 18.06.2025.

Hematology Lab

Histopathology Lab

Demonstration Hall

Museum