Somatostatin
| Label Mnemonic: | SOMS |
| Epic code: | LAB4069 |
| Downtime form: | Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery |
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
Plasma
Specimen
Instructions:
Draw in a pre-chilled pink top K2EDTA tube. After
refrigerated centrifugation, immediately freeze plasma. Do not thaw
plasma after freezing.
Collection Medium:
 |
| Pink top tube 6 mL (K2-EDTA) |
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 1.8 mL plasma
Absolute Minimum: 0.6 mL plasma
Prechill one 6 mL Pink top K2EDTA tube 30 minutes prior to collection.
Absolute Minimum: 0.6 mL plasma
Prechill one 6 mL Pink top K2EDTA tube 30 minutes prior to collection.
Rejection Criteria:
Thawed specimens. Grossly icteric or lipemic specimens.
Delivery Instructions:
Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection. Critical frozen. Additional specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.Turn Around
Time:
7-17 days upon receipt at reference laboratory.
Reference Range:
By report
Comments:
Somatostatin is a neurohormone produced in the brain, hypothalamus and
gastrointestinal tract. This test is used to diagnose somatostatin-
producing tumors. Elevated levels are observed with somatostatinoma,
medullary thyroid carcinoma and pheochromocytoma.
Methodology:
Quantitative Extraction/Immunoassay
CPT Code:
84307
See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery