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HelpTest Code LABFBILM Pancreatobiliary FISH
Additional Codes
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Test Name in EPIC |
EPIC Test Code |
Mnemonic |
ARUP Test ID |
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BILIARY TRACT MALIGNANCY-CYTOLOGY, FISH |
LABFBILM | PF FISH | 2002528 |
Reporting Name
Pancreatobiliary FISH
Useful For/Usage
Detect aneuploidy for chromosomes 3, 7, and 17. Use in conjunction with current standard diagnostic procedures as an aid for diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
Methodology
Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH)/Computer Assisted Analysis/Microscopy
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories
500 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1221
Specimen Requirements
Specimen source is required.
Patient Preparation:
Collect:
Bile or pancreatic duct brushings, biliary stent, or fine needle aspirates of the pancreas in UroVysion FISH Collection Kit
Specimen Preparation:
Place specimen in Cytolyt or PreservCyt fixative vial. If the specimen is a brushing, submit the brush in the fixative. Specimen should be placed in fixative vial immediately after collection.
Storage/Transport Temperature:
Ambient or Refrigerated.
Unacceptable Conditions:
Frozen specimens. Unfixed specimens not collected in Cytolyt or PreservCyt fixative. Specimens submitted in expired collection vials.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Stability:
Ambient: 1 week from collection; Refrigerated: 1 week from collection; Frozen: Unacceptable
Reference Values
Positive ≥5 cells with gains of two or more chromosomes are present
Equivocal Tetrasomy Cells present with tetrasomic or near tetrasomic signal patterns
Equivocal Trisomy ≥10 cells with gains of a single chromosome, (Trisomy 7 or Trisomy 3)
Negative < 5 abnormal cells are present
Test Classification and CPT Coding
883366
Day(s) Performed
Monday - Friday
Reported: 4-12 days