UW Hospital and Clinics Lab Test Directory
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Eye Pathology
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PATHO / HCPATHO
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88300, 88302, 88304, 88305, 88307, 88312, 88313, 88321, 88342, 88311, 88309
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UWHC Ocular Pathology Specimen Request Form
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Mon-Fri, 0700-1600.
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Routine: 3 working days.
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Specimen Requirements
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Tissue, whole eyes, foreign bodies.
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Preferred: Sterile screw cap container with 10% buffered formalin (specimen must be submerged in liquid)
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Deliver to UWHC Ocular Pathology Lab (CSC- F4/378), 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792-3220
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Interpretation
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Specimens requiring special stains or immunohistochemical staining will have an increased turnaround time.
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