Specimen

Voided Urine, Bladder Wash

Minimum:

Specimen obtained by referring staff physician.  Collect specimen using 
sterile technique. DO NOT FREEZE OR CENTRIFUGE THE SPECIMEN, BUT DO 
REFRIGERATE THE SPECIMEN.  Label the tube with patient name and medical 
record number.  This analysis is done on interphase nuclei. Contact the 
Cytogenetics Lab for details.

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Specimen
Instructions:

If a specimen is collected over the weekend, please page the 
technologist on call by dialing 1-888-533-0186.  When it stops ringing, 
enter your phone number, the '#' sign, and hang up.

Testing Schedule:

Specimens accepted in the lab Monday-Friday, 0800-1700.  After hours 
specimens should be taken to specimen control and a message left on the 
lab voice mail.  In the case of an emergency, follow the instructions 
on the lab voice mail.

Analytic Time:

Allow 4-8 days for final results.

Reference Range:

For autosomes, the reference range for each probe varies.

Comments:

This test can be used for monitoring the recurrence of carcinoma and 
for aneuploidy of chromosomes 3, 7, 17, and deletion of 9p21 region.  
Suitable for interphase analysis only.  This analysis is done on 
interphase nuclei. Contact the Cytogenetics Lab for details.


Cytogenetics Laboratory Web Site

Methodology:

Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH)

CPT Code:

88271, 88274, 88365

See Additional Information:
Cytogenetics Testing