Dermopathology Laboratory
Dermatopathology represents the perfect integration of the clinical and histological aspects of dermatology with the goal of achieving a correct diagnosis, for better patient management and diagnostic support in clinical dermatology. Currently a large part of dermatopathology is carried out at the Dermatopathology Laboratory at the U.O. Dermatologia Patrizi (university facility with technical staff and a university medical doctor as prinicipal investigator), with the collaboration of the Pathological Anatomy group of Prof. D’Errico and the Hemolymphopathology Laboratory of Prof. Sabattini for the immunocytochemical techniques and molecular biology in certain selected cases. The dermatopathological skills required for dermatological clinical activities have proved to be a winning weapon in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Our Unità Operativa, with its Dermatopathology Laboratory, represents a perfect union-- inseparable and highly specific-- for the optimal management of patients. It is also an excellent reference center for the study of inflammatory diseases and skin, nail, and hair neoplasms, with a progressive increase in the number of cases handled and requests received for national and international consultations, as demonstrated by the numerous scientific publications produced every year.