• Primarily written to have a user-friendly manual towards all laboratory procedures, which are essential for diagnostic services as well as research purposes

• Covers routine and special staining procedures used in the histopathology, anatomy and microbiology laboratories and is comprehensive with outlines of principles, methodology and troubleshooting

• Useful for technicians, postgraduates and surgical pathologists as well as anatomists, microbiologists and allied sciences

• Contains a whole chapter dedicated to microtomy, its principles of functioning, usage and maintenance; as well as lucid illustrations of the various types of microtomes

• Deals with cytopathology in detail-processing of body fluids, fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) procedures and treatment of aspirates as well as principles of interpretation

• Provides recent advances in methodology, molecular techniques, biowaste disposal and safety measures

• Outlines quality control in laboratories, audit and quality assurance programs

• A useful capsule of various aspects of the laboratory under one umbrella

• Includes the authors having over 35 years of experience of procedural interpretation in Surgical Pathology.