Bone Marrow, Hematologic Malignancies, Lymph Node, Fine-Needle Aspirate, Pleural Effusion, CSF

Provide details of clinical information.

Marrow Aspirate: 1-2 cc of bone marrow collected in a bone marrow media tube available from our lab or in a green-top Vacutainer^® with sodium heparin. Invert tube to mix well. Label the tube with patient name and medical record number. DO NOT FREEZE OR CENTRIFUGE.

Lymph Node: piece of lymph node biopsy

Tumor Fluid: collect between 1-5cc fluid with good cellularity

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection. After hours specimens should be taken to Specimen Control. For questions after hours, call (319) 356-1616 and ask the operator to page the cytogenetics on-call staff at pager #5525. Provide details of clinical information.

Specimens accepted in the lab Monday-Friday, 0800-1700.

Allow 3-5 days for final results. Contact laboratory if STAT TAT required.

Varies for each probe (set). Unique sequence probes labeled with fluorochrome. Contact lab for details.

Epic code: CYT54

This test can be used as an adjunct to chromosomal analysis for detection of clonal abnormalities including residual disease. Suitable for interphase and metaphase analysis.

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Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH)

88271 x # of probes
88275 x # of probes, 88291

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Cytogenetics and Molecular Testing