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Mitotane, serum or plasma-994

Test info

Test name:

Mitotane, serum or plasma

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Lysodren

Useful for:

Therapeutic drug management

Specimen

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Volume:

2.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.5 mL

Processing instructions:

Allow sample to clot
Spin
Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection

Transport container:

Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp)

Alternate specimen type:

Sodium heparin (Na hep) plasma

Alternate collection container:

Dk green Sodium heparin (Na hep), no gel

Alternate collection instructions:

Immediately after collection, mix tube thoroughly by gentle inversion, 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting

Alternate processing instructions:

Spin
Transfer plasma to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as Na hep plasma, within two (2) hours of sample collection

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 3 days

For storage beyond three days, specimen should be refrigerated or frozen.

Refrigerated (OK)

Frozen (OK)

Reason for rejection:

Gel-barrier tubes

Performance

Performing lab:

MedTox Laboratories Inc (401) via LabCorp (808159): R-NX

Days set up:

We - Sa

TAT:

10 days

Method:

Gas chromatography/flame ionization detection (GC/FID)

Clinical and Interpretive info

Reference ranges:

Therapeutic and toxic ranges have not been established
Usual therapeutic doses produce mitotane serum concentrations of less than 100 µg/mL

Billing

CPT codes:

80299

LOINC code:

Result 13626-7

Tracking

Date created:

05/24/2019

Revised date:

04/13/2022

Review date:

04/11/2022