FISH ANALYSIS LYMPHOMA PANEL, TISSUE
Marquette General Health System

General Info

HLAB/HOL Code

  CYTGNREQ.

MGH LIS Test No

  1394

Schedule

  Monday - Friday

Testing Time

  4-7 Days

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  CTYGNREQ.

Specimen Info

Type

  Lymph Node, Tissue  

Volume

   

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Obtain 1 cm (3) of tissue.  Place specimen in screw-capped,
sterile container with sterile Hank's balanced salt solution,
Ringer's solution, or normal saline.  Label vial with patient's name
and a unique identifying number.  Please send the specimen
immediately after resection.  Specimen must reach the laboratory 
within 24 hours.  Send specimen refrigerated.

SPECIMENS CANNOT BE FROZEN.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Interphase set-up and analysis of 200 cells for ALK, BCL6, MYC, IGH; 200 cells for MYC/IGH, AP12/MALT1, BCL2/IGH and CCND1/IGH fusion.

Clinical Utilities
Detection of abnormalities involving ALK, BCL6, MYC, IGH, t(8;14), t(11;14), t(11;18), and t(14;18) most commonly associated with B-Cell Lymphoma.

CPT Codes
88271 X 17 DNA probe each 88275 X 6 Interphase in-situ Hybridization 88291 X 8 - Interpretation and Reporting As needed CPT Codes (addtional charge): 88239 - Tissue culture for neoplastic disorder; solid tumor

Reference Range
An interpretive report will be provided.

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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