TissuPath Services for Plastic Surgeons & Dermatologists

TissuPath provides the full range of skin pathology services, from review and reporting of biopsies to processing and evaluation of larger surgical specimens such as radical surgery for melanomas. 

TissuPath's skin pathology services are provided by our Dermatopathology Group all of whom have specialty training and experience in evaluating skin specimens. In addition, through our in-house Quality Assurance (QA) program, we aim to ensure that there is consistency of diagnostic criteria across the dermatopathology group, such that reporting by any one of our pathologists will be consistent with reporting by other members of the group.

TissuPath's dermatopathologists are always willing to provide the frozen section support which is critical to the intra-operative strategic planning required for successful resection of extensive skin cancers. 

We are also providing education to Victorian plastic surgical registrars about dermatopathology and skin cancer.

TissuPath provides colour gross and/or microscopic photographs of specimens, appropriately annotated, to ensure that you (and the patient, if you wish) have a full understanding of the pathology. 

TissuPath also understands that you and the patient want diagnostic information back as quickly as possible. For biopsies, if we receive the specimens before 20:00 weekdays we will almost always have the report back on your "desk" (whether a physical or electronic one!) by the following weekday morning. Because of the fixation requirements for larger specimens, you will generally receive the report within 2-4 days.