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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
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
Useful For/Utility
Detect aneuploidy for chromosomes 3, 7, and 17. Use in conjunction with current standard diagnostic procedures as an aid for diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
Day(s) Performed
Monday - Friday
Reported: 4-12 days