Specimen

Paraffin Embedded Tumor Tissue

Minimum:

4 unstained slides on charged slide, 1 H&E slide with tumor marked.  
All slides from the same block cut sequentially.

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Testing Schedule:

Specimens are accepted Monday - Friday, 0800-1700.  Provide details of
clinical information.  If the 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.

Analytic Time:

Final results within 1 week.

Reference Range:

Male:  X and Y probe signals          Female:  two X probe signals
For autosomes, the reference range varies for each probe (set).  
Suitable for interphase and metaphase analysis.  Call lab for 
information.

Comments:

This test can be used for screening of sex chromosomes, for monosomies 
in cases such as glioma (eg.1p, 5, 7,19q, etc.), for trisomies (eg., 
+4, +8, +11, +12, +13, +14, +18, +19, +21, +22, etc.) or for detection 
of the gene fusion resulting from Translocations (such as IgH/MYC, 
BCR/ABL, Igh/CCND1, IgH/BCL2) in solid tumors.

If the desired FISH probe is not listed, call the laboratory.


Cytogenetics Laboratory Web Site

CPT Code:

88239, 88271, 88275, 88365

See Additional Information:
Cytogenetics Testing