Orange screw top tube (25 mL) with transport media available for clinical lab.
Amount to Collect
1 cubic centimeter of tumor tissue
Preferred Volume
1 cubic centimeter of tumor tissue
Minimum Volume
0.5 cubic centimeter of tumor tissue
Remarks
Collect in transport media provided by lab, keep sample in room temperature until received by lab, specimen must be kept moist and sterile. Transport to laboratory immediately.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
1 day
Unacceptable Conditions
Sample submitted in formalin or alcohol or other fixative. Frozen samples. Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) samples.
Test Code
CYSTU
Performing Lab
Medical Genomics - Cytogenetics
Preferred Volume
1 cubic centimeter of tumor tissue
Minimum Volume
0.5 cubic centimeter of tumor tissue
Unacceptable Conditions
Sample submitted in formalin or alcohol or other fixative. Frozen samples. Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) samples.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
1 day
CPT Codes
88239, 88262, 88280
LDT or Modified FDA
Yes
Available Stat
No
Test Code
CYSTU
Performing Lab
Medical Genomics - Cytogenetics
Methodology
Giemsa banding and brightfield microscopy
Remarks
Collect in transport media provided by lab, keep sample in room temperature until received by lab, specimen must be kept moist and sterile. Transport to laboratory immediately.
Collect
Orange screw top tube (25 mL) with transport media available for clinical lab.
Orange screw top tube (25 mL) with transport media available for clinical lab.
Amount to Collect
1 cubic centimeter of tumor tissue
Preferred Volume
1 cubic centimeter of tumor tissue
Minimum Volume
0.5 cubic centimeter of tumor tissue
Remarks
Collect in transport media provided by lab, keep sample in room temperature until received by lab, specimen must be kept moist and sterile. Transport to laboratory immediately.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
1 day
Unacceptable Conditions
Sample submitted in formalin or alcohol or other fixative. Frozen samples. Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) samples.
Processing
Test Code
CYSTU
Performing Lab
Medical Genomics - Cytogenetics
Preferred Volume
1 cubic centimeter of tumor tissue
Minimum Volume
0.5 cubic centimeter of tumor tissue
Unacceptable Conditions
Sample submitted in formalin or alcohol or other fixative. Frozen samples. Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) samples.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
1 day
Result Interpretation
Administrative
CPT Codes
88239, 88262, 88280
LDT or Modified FDA
Yes
Complete View
Available Stat
No
Test Code
CYSTU
Performing Lab
Medical Genomics - Cytogenetics
Methodology
Giemsa banding and brightfield microscopy
Remarks
Collect in transport media provided by lab, keep sample in room temperature until received by lab, specimen must be kept moist and sterile. Transport to laboratory immediately.
Collect
Orange screw top tube (25 mL) with transport media available for clinical lab.
