To request a consultation, please download, complete and return our consultation form to our mailing address. You may request that diagnostic material (glass slides and/or tissue block) be sent to our pathology laboratory. If your clinical impression is inconsistent with a histopathologic diagnosis rendered at a local hospital, or you require assistance in the evaluation of your specimen, it would be appropriate to request our review of the slides. We understand that interpretation of oral biopsy samples by general pathologists may be challenging and require interpretation of clinical information that is specific to the oral cavity. We are happy to review any problematic histopathology slides. Request a Microscopic Consultation (Second Opinion) Duplicate or original radiographic images of diagnostic quality may be sent with biopsies. Radiographs and/or clinical images often are useful or necessary in rendering a diagnosis (as is the case with many fibro-osseous lesions). Medicare patients must complete and return the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage form. We accept many commercial insurance programs, including Highmark BlueCross/BlueShield, UPMC and Medicare. Please package biopsies in sealed 10% formalin containers and include your patient's billing and insurance information so that your request may be properly billed.
You may download, complete and return our biopsy submission form to our mailing address. Please allow a few days for mail delivery.
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When you require Immunofluorescent studies, please contact us to receive free-of-charge Michel’s solution bottles.įor free biopsy kits, please contact our lab manager by phone at 41, or e-mail to receive them as soon as possible. Immunofluorescent studies for certain immune-mediated conditions (e.g., benign mucous membrane pemphigoid, pemphigus) require the special use of Michel’s solution. The kits contain zipper bags, formalin bottles, patient information sheets, and self-addressed pre-paid mailing envelopes so you can send us your cases free of charge. Request Biopsy Kitsįor your convenience, we offer free biopsy submission kits. Medical and dental professionals can have confidence in the accuracy and promptness of the consultative and diagnostic services provided by the Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Biopsy Service at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. Reports on the majority of these cases are issued within 24-hours following the receipt of the specimen. The Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Biopsy service averages 2,200 new cases each year.
Our affiliation with one of the top dental schools and pathology departments in the nation allows us to provide state-of-the-art services, including standard tissue processing, staining, molecular diagnostics, immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry. The service currently serves nearly 160 regional practitioners and the surrounding institutions. The University of Pittsburgh Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Biopsy Service is the only pathology group in Western Pennsylvania specializing exclusively in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.įor more than 40 years, we have offered a consultation and tissue diagnostic services to medical and dental communities.
International Advanced Standing Program.Please visit the Alpers Lab website for additional information. Scientists and staff in our lab have many years of experience and expertise in all of these techniques, and are available to help you in the planning and execution of your research projects. The primary morphologic techniques offered by the Pathology Research Services Laboratory, on a fee for service basis, include paraffin, frozen and electron microscopy tissue processing and embedding, routine histology including special histologic stains, tissue enzyme histochemistry, immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence, TUNEL staining, digital photomicrography, computerized quantitative morphometric analysis, and ancillary techniques (such as competitive inhibition assays and Western blotting necessary to ensure the specificity and sensitivity of reagents). To submit samples, please fill the appropriate Service Request Form, and for pricing, contact our lab supervisor, Kelly Hudkins at 543-6746. We now maintain labs both in the Health Sciences Building (Room C411, open Wednesday and Thursday) and on the South Lake Union Campus (750 Republican Room E128). Our laboratory provides routine histology and immunohistochemistry services at reasonable prices. The Pathology Research Services Laboratory at UW Medicine Department of Pathology provides expertise in a broad spectrum of morphologic studies required for interpretation of disease processes.
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