Chorionic Gonad Beta-Subunit
| Label Mnemonic: | CGCSF |
| Epic code: | LAB2857 |
| Downtime form: | A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery |
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
CSF
Collection Medium:
) |
| CSF collection kit |
Minimum:
0.75 mL CSF
Delivery Instructions:
Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.Turn Around
Time:
1 day upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
< 1.0 IU/L
Tumor markers are not specific for malignancy, and values may vary by method.
Tumor markers are not specific for malignancy, and values may vary by method.
Interpretive Data:
Elevated levels of human chorionic gonadotropin in spinal fluid
indicate the probable presence of central nervous system metastases or
recurrence of tumor in patients with germ cell tumors, including
patients with testicular cancer or choriocarcinoma.
Comments:
Cautions:
Slight elevations of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in spinal fluid may occur in non neoplastic diseases.
Measurement of hCG in spinal fluid should not be relied upon exclusively to determine the presence of central nervous system metastases in patients with germ cell tumors.
Useful For:
Facilitating diagnosis of brain metastases of testicular cancer or extragonadal intracerebral germ cell tumors.
Slight elevations of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in spinal fluid may occur in non neoplastic diseases.
Measurement of hCG in spinal fluid should not be relied upon exclusively to determine the presence of central nervous system metastases in patients with germ cell tumors.
Useful For:
Facilitating diagnosis of brain metastases of testicular cancer or extragonadal intracerebral germ cell tumors.
Methodology:
Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay
CPT Code:
84702