IGH by FISH-4280J (malignant tissue)

Test info

  
IGH by FISH
  
4280J (malignant tissue)
  
LAB4280J - CYTOGENETICS MALIGNANT TISSUE STUDIES
  
IGH
  
IGH rearrangement
Myeloma
Lymphoma
14q32.3 rearrangement
  

IGH rearrangements are common in a wide variety of hematologic disorders, including lymphoma and plasma cell dyscrasias.

Specimen

  
Lymph Node (fresh tissue)
  

Sterile cup or tube

  
5 mm3 tissue
5 mL
  

Place specimen in a sterile cup/tube with sterile culture medium, sterile Hanks Balance Salt Solution (HBSS) or sterile saline.

  

Submit entire fresh specimen.

  

Sterile specimen cup/tube

  
Paraffin embedded tissue
Slides
Touch prep slides
  

Paraffin block

or

Three 4-micron cut slides and one H&E stained slide

or

Touch prep slides

Note: Heavy metal fixatives are unacceptable

  

AHL Cytogenetics Oncology Request

  

Ambient

  
Slides - 6 months
Blocks will be returned post reporting
  
  • Improper label (unlabeled or mislabeled)
  • Slides broken beyond repair
  • Heavy metal fixatives are unacceptable

Performance

  
AHL - Cytogenetics: X
  
Mo-Fr
  
14 business days
  

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Normal or Abnormal with interpretation

Billing

  
Paraffin:
88366 x 2
Fresh Tissue/Touch Prep
88271 x 2
88275
88291
  
Yes
  

Tracking

  
09/13/2022