Department of Pathology Laboratory Services Catalog










FLOW CYTOMETRY

Test Information


Test Name:
FLOW CYTOMETRY

Test ID:
1230100803

Performing Labs:
MC CSC HEMATOPATH LAB

Internal Code:

Synonyms:

Order Includes:
FLOW CYTOMETRY FINAL DIAGNOSIS
FLOW VIABILITY
LAB AP ASR DISCLAIMER
LAB AP CASE REPORT
LAB AP CLINICAL INFORMATION
LAB AP CORRECTION HISTORY
LAB AP DIAGNOSIS COMMENT
LAB AP FLOW MORPHOLOGY
LAB AP FN NG SP TEACHING STATEMENT
LAB AP MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
LAB AP PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS
LAB AP SPECIAL STAINS
LAB AP SYNOPTIC CHECKLIST
LAB BONE MARROW GROSS DESCRIPTION

Turnaround Time:
Routine: 5 Days

CPT Code:

Special Instructions:

Specimen and Collection Information


Specimen Type:

Acceptable Containers:
CSF Tube
Sterile Cont
Dk Green-NaHep - 4mL
Lavender - 3mL

Collection Information:
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Collection:
1. Peripheral blood collected in EDTA or Heparin tube.
2. Bone Marrow specimens collected in Heparin and EDTA.
3. Fine Needle Aspirates, Fresh Tissues and Lymph nodes collected in saline or RPMI should be transported to the laboratory as soon as possible.
4. CSF collected in CSF tubes and should be transported to the laboratory as soon as possible.
5. Other body fluid specimens collected in EDTA tubes.
Storage:
1. Blood and Bone Marrow to be stored at room temperature.
2. Other specimens to be stored at 2-8 C (Refrigeration).
3. Lymph nodes or other tissues should be transported from the operating room to your laboratory in sterile saline or tissue culture media.
4. Specimens for immunophenotyping by flow cytometry should never be placed in fixative.

Special Handling:
1. Do not spin. Blood and Bone Marrow - keep at room temperature. Refrigerate all other specimens.
2. Remote location: Do not spin. Blood and Bone Marrow keep at room temperature. Refrigerate all other samples.
3. Transport to the laboratory as soon as possible.
4. If specimen transport will take greater than 12 hours to reach the laboratory, it should be transported in RPMI on wet ice.

Results Information



Reference Interval

Orderable Line Gender Age Group Values

Critical Values

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Additional Information




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