Introduction
The Department of Veterinary Pathology provides diagnostic surgical pathology service to the Veterinary Medical Center and we offer the same service to veterinary practitioners.

Our staff includes six ACVP board-certified veterinary anatomic pathologists and three histotechnologists. Our goal is to provide the highest quality diagnostic service to support the professional services of veterinarians.

What services do we provide?
We provide diagnostic histopathology service for biopsies submitted to us, including tumor diagnosis and dermatohistopathology. In addition to standard histopathology, we perform a wide variety of immunohistochemical evaluations to aid in making a specific diagnosis.

Our response goal is to FAX a written report to our clients within 24 hours of receiving a specimen. Specimens requiring decalcification or special stains will usually require additional time.

PRICING AS OF SEPTEMBER 2006

Specimens from 1 organ or lesion $40.00
Specimens from 2-5 different organs or lesions $60.00
Specimens from 6 or more different organs or lesions $80.00
Complete Necropsy (including histopathologic exam of a complete dog, cat, or other companion animals). Call for pricing on large animal or other species.

Charges for microbiologic cultures are not included in the necropsy fee.

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Immunohistochemical procedures required to make a specific diagnosis are an additional fee. $20.00 per stain

How do you submit a biopsy to us?
Fill out the Department of Veterinary Pathology Histopathology Submission form and submit it with the specimen. You can easily print this form from our Web site (PDF format). Then complete and include with the specimen. If needed, you may download Acrobat Reader.

Place the biopsy specimen in a sealed, wide-mouth plastic bottle that contains 10-20 volumes of 10% neutral buffered formalin. Wrap tape or parafilm around the lid and place the labeled bottle in a plastic bag with absorbent material (paper towel). Place inside a sturdy cardboard box and ship by a carrier of your choice to:

Iowa State University
Department of Veterinary Pathology
2703 Veterinary Medicine 
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011

If you would like a kit that includes request forms, bottles, mailers, and return labels, please contact us at the telephone number or e-mail address listed below and we will gladly send these items to you.

Who should you contact with questions or supply requests?

Please feel free to contact us if you have a question about our services.

General information, forms and mailer kits:
Histopathology Laboratory,
Department of Veterinary Pathology
(515) 294-4188
(515) 294-3282
Fax:
(515) 294-4328
(515) 294-7730
tonik@iastate.edu

Technical information:
Claire B. Andreasen, DVM, PhD
Professor and Chair
(515) 294-0877 or candreas@iastate.edu

Access to Clinical Pathology and Histopathology Reports
(https://clinic-db.cvm.iastate.edu:8443/VaddsWeb/)

Research Submissions - Immunohistochemical Charges

FIXATION: Neutral buffered formalin, B-t, paraformaldehyde or Bouins

PROCESSING: Routine
 
SECTION PREPARATION*
  3-4µm section mounted on poly-l-lysine coated slide
 		 $1.50
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STAINING
  each Ab $20.00 each slide
 
 

*Sections prepared in other labs for staining here should be cut at 3-4 µm and mounted on poly-l-lysine (Sigma P1524) treated slides. Sections should be dried overnight in an oven at less than 60˚ C. It is advisable to submit extra slides as several dilutions may be necessary to achieve optimal results.
 

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