FISH for Bladder Cancer
| Abbrev Code: | FISHCT | ||
| Order Code: | LAB4715 | Order Name: | FISH Bladder Cancer |
| Order Instructions: | FISH UroVysion in CoPath | ||
| Synonyms: | UroVysion for Bladder Cancer | ||
| Methodology: | Fluorescence in-situ hybridization | ||
| CPT Codes: | 88368-26 x4, 88120 x4 | ||
| Turnaround Time: | Performed Mon-Fri; 0800-1500; results are reported within 10 days. | ||
| Special Instructions: | Provide pertinent clinical history. | ||
Collection Instructions
| Specimen: | Urine (voided and catheterized); Bladder Washing |
| Optimal Volume: | 35-100 mL |
| Minimum\Peds Volume: | 35 mL |
| Container: | ThinPrep UroCyte urine collection kit Alternate Containers: Plastic leakproof container, sterile |
| Collection Instructions: | If both Cytology and FISH for Bladder Cancer are ordered, all specimens should be collected in the Urocyte urine collection kit container.
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| Causes for Rejection: | Unfixed specimens 48 hours after collection. |
Processing and Shipping
| Specimen Processing: | Store in refrigerator. |
| Shipping Instructions: | Ship unfixed specimen container at refrigerated temperature to arrive within 48 hrs of collection. Ship specimen container at room temperature if collected in PreservCyt or CytoLyt. |
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| Test Performed at or Referral Lab | UM Cytology (UMMC East Bank) |
Interpretive
| Reference Range: | Reported as negative or positive UroVysion test. |
| Use: | Assess urine specimens from persons with hematuria suspected of having bladder cancer and subsequent monitoring for tumor recurrence in patients previously diagnosed with bladder cancer utilizing UroVysion Test for Bladder Cancer. The test is designed for the detection and quantification of chromosomes 3, 7, and 17, and the 9p21 locus in human urine specimens by Florescent in Situ Hybridization. Does not rule out low grade TCC. |
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