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  • Edgewood Veterinary Hospital
  • 3044 State Rd.,
  • Ashtabula,
  • Ohio,
  • 44004
  • Phone: (440) 998-3598

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Reptiles & Amphibians + Cancer & Tumors

  • Cytology, Biopsy, and Histopathology

    Collecting tissue samples for cytology or histopathology allow a pathologist to often give a diagnosis of the type of mass or tumor your pet has. Samples can be obtained by fine needle aspirate or biopsy, where a piece of the mass is cut out. Based on what the mass appears like under the microscope, the pathologist can often give a prognosis of how the tumor will behave.