MUSCLE BIOPSY WITH MORPHOLOGY

A muscle biopsy involves taking a small sample of muscle tissue for analysis. It is used to diagnose neuromuscular disorders such as muscular dystrophy or inflammatory myopathies.

Also known asMuscle Biopsy Muscle Biopsy

Available via

Home Collection, Lab Visit

Contains

29 parameters

Earliest reports in

4 Working Days

Test details
Preparations

No special preparations needed

Test included
MUSCLE BIOPSY WITH MORPHOLOGY includes 29 parameters

  • Request Letter
  • Additional Communication
  • Clinical Findings
  • Clinical Diagnosis
  • Specimen
  • Gross

  • Microscopy
  • 1) No. Of Fascicles
  • 2) Perimysium & Endomysium
  • - Connective Tissue Fibres
  • - Blood Vessels
  • - Vasculitis
  • - Infiltration By Inflammatory Cells
  • - Fat Muscle Ratio
  • 3) Variation In Size
  • 4) E/o Destruction Of Fibres By Invasion By Macrophages
  • - Splitting (intramuscular)
  • - Vacuolation
  • - Necrosis
  • 5) Atrophy Of Fibres
  • - Atrophic, Small Sized Fibres
  • Replacement By Fat
  • 6) E/o Regenerating Fibres
  • - Multinucleation
  • Basophilia
  • 7) Hypertrophy
  • Masson's Trichrome
  • Diagnosis
  • Comments

Test code

1533

Specimen vol. and vacutainer information
SpecimenVacutainerVolume
TissueOthers10

Specimen stability information

Tissue

Collection instructions

Site Of Biopsy + Clinical Details Including (CPK Findings (EMG Studies, Lab. Investigations, Distribution Of Muscle Weakness)

Specimen rejection criteria

Test run frequency

'

Turn around time

4 Working Days

Performing locations

Department

  • Histopath

CPT and Loinc codes

MUSCLE BIOPSY WITH MORPHOLOGY

1500