Somatostatin

Alphabetical Test listing

Somatostatin-994

Test name:

Somatostatin

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Useful for:

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.

Specimen type:

EDTA plasma

Collection container:

Lavender (EDTA), 4mL

Volume:

1.8 mL

Minimum volume:

0.6 mL

Collection instructions:

Draw in a pre-chilled Lavender (EDTA), 4mL tube
Immediatley following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gentle inverting 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting

Processing instructions:

Spin
Transfer plasma to a Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp), labelled as EDTA plasma
Freeze immediately

Transport container:

Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp)

Transport and stability:

Frozen (preferred) - 28 days

Refrigerated - 8 hours

Ambient - 8 hours

Reason for rejection:

Gross lipemia
Gross icterus

Performing lab:

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Inst (34480) via LabCorp (812420): R-NX

TAT:

8 - 18 days

Method:

Extraction Immunoassay (IA)

Reference ranges:

≤ 30pg/mL

CPT codes:

84307

LOINC code:

Result 2961-1

Date created:

05/23/2019

Revised date:

05/23/2019

Review date:

08/18/2022