Acute Leukemia Flow Cytometry Panel
| Epic code: | See comments |
| Order form: | Epic Beaker AP Order Label |
6240 RCP
Flow Cytometry Resident: 467-6008
Flow Cytometry Lab: 467-6009 or 467-6010
Tube Station #260
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| Yellow top tube 8.5 mL (ACD solution A) |
Adult - Peripheral Blood: 10 mL; Bone Marrow: 2-4 mL
Pediatric - Peripheral Blood: 2-5 mL; Bone Marrow: 2-5 mL
CSF - Volume required is cell count dependent. Body fluid specimens containing small number of leukocytes may not be adequate for immunophenotyping. Provide as much CSF specimen as possible in the original CSF collection tube(s).
Send to tube station #260 or deliver to Specimen Control, 6240 RCP.
Samples will be processed during the hours of 0800–1600 daily. Samples that arrive on weekends or holidays will be triaged and processed during the next business day. For additional services, contact Clinical Pathology Resident on-call at pager #3404.
Recent corticosteroid or chemotherapy may invalidate result.
Flow Cytometry-Lysed Whole Blood/Marrow
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery
Epic code: LAB8255 for Blood, LAB8284 for Bone Marrow, LAB8254 for Other
Include pertinent clinical information on the requisition.
Additional antibodies may be necessary for diagnosis.
Antibodies routinely included are: CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD7, CD8, CD10, CD11B, CD13, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD19, CD20, CD22, CD33, CD34, CD36, CD38, CD45, CD56, CD64, CD71, CD117, CD123, HLA-DR, Kappa, Lambda.
Additional antibodies are added as necessary for diagnosis after morphologic examination. The pathologist will provide an interpretative report.