MYC by FISH [malignant tissue]-4280J (malignant tissue)

Test info

  
MYC by FISH [malignant tissue]
  
4280J (malignant tissue)
  
LAB4280J - CYTOGENETICS MALIGNANT TISSUE STUDIES
  
CG MYC
MYC
  
MYC
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
FISH
Fluorescence in situ hybridization
High grade B-cell lymphoma
8q24
8q24 rearrangement
  

Identifying patients with MYC rearrangements. 

  • Differentiates diffuse Large B-cell lymphoma from High-grade lymphoma.

This test can be ordered individually, or as part of a high grade B-cell lymphoma FISH Panel (See the panel test for details).

Specimen

  
Solid Tumor or aspirate/Lymph Node (fresh tissue)
  

Sterile cup or tube

  
5 mm (3) 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 block
Three 4-micron cut slides and one H&E stained slide
Touch prep slides
  

AHL Cytogenetics Oncology Request

  

Ambient

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

Performance

  
AHL - Cytogenetics: X
  
Mo-Fr
  
5 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
  

Medical necessity

Tracking

  
03/11/2021
  
08/30/2022
  
09/08/2022