Esophageal FISH Panel
Alias/Synonym: Barrett's Esophagus
CPT Code: 88377x4
- Includes:
- 8q24, 9p21, 17q12, 20q13
- Specimen Type, Preferred:
- Esophageal brushings
- Specimen Type, Alternate:
- Sample Quantity, Preferred:
- N/A
- Sample Quantity, Minimum:
- Transport Container:
- Nufix
- Transport Temperature:
- Room temperature
- Collection Instructions:
- Place brush in Nufix container for cell preservation
- Specimen Stability:
- Refrigerated: 7 day(s)
- Rejection Criteria:
- Frozen
- Clinical Significance:
- Detects aneuploidy of chromosome 8, 17, 20 and loss of 9p.
- Limitations:
- FISH can only detect aberrations specifically targeted by probe used.
- Turnaround Time:
- 5 day(s)
- Reference Ranges:
- Quantitative analysis : cutoff value %