Plastic Sectioning and Electron Microscopy

Our Laboratory provides complete service from preparation of one-micron thick sections to ultra thin sections and preparation of electron micrographs. These procedures have been used not only in diagnosis but in research applications (Ref.)

Plastic sectioning:

Allows to examine the tissue detail used in diagnosis of lymphoid malignancies and for teaching & research purposes.

Electronmicroscopy:

Myofibroblast with inclusion body in a case of infantile digital fibromatosis
Normal ellipsoidal and macromelanosmes in a case of LEPORD syndrome
Photodamaged skin before (left panel)and after topical tretinoin therapy( right panel). Note marked improvement in keratinocytes after treatment.