The dermatopathology staff are genuinely interested in all aspects of human cutaneous disease, its clinical anatomic manifestations, as well as its microscopic features. Perhaps more so in dermatopathology than in any other subspecialty area of diagnostic surgical pathology is close communication between clinician and pathologists so important. Careful correlation of clinical and microscopic data is essential for the production of complete and clinically useful diagnostic reports.

• Histopathologic analysis of atypical pigmented lesions, including dysplastic melanocytic nevi and malignant melanoma. Diagnostic reports include detailed information regarding cytologic and/or histologic atypia, radial/vertical growth patterns, depth of invasion and excision margin involvement;
  
• Light microscopic diagnostic interpretations of eczematous, lichenoid, psoriasiform, urticarial, vasculitic, vesiculo-bullous and other primary inflammatory dermatoses;
  
• Diagnostic reports provide detailed histologic descriptions of primary and secondary pathologic processes, histologic differential diagnoses and clinical-pathological correlation.
  
• Diagnosis and classification of primary cutaneous tumors, hamartomas and cysts, including epidermal, adnexal and mesenchymal proliferations;
  
• Evaluation of cutaneous manifestations of genodermatoses, immunodeficiency and nutritional deficiency states, and drug-induced hypersensitivity eruptions;
  
• Biopsy evaluation of alopecia and other scalp or follicular disorders; routine and transverse sectioning techniques are provided where appropriate.