Urine FISH Test
Alias/Synonym: UTC, Urinary Tract Carcinoma
CPT Code: 88120
- Includes:
- Centromere 3 Centromere 7 Centromere 17
- Specimen Type, Preferred:
- Urine
- Specimen Type, Alternate:
- Sample Quantity, Preferred:
- >33mL
- Sample Quantity, Minimum:
- Transport Container:
- Urine Fixative
- Transport Temperature:
- Room temperature
- Collection Instructions:
- Place urine in urine fixative
- Specimen Stability:
- Refrigerated: 7 day(s)
- Rejection Criteria:
- Frozen
- Clinical Significance:
- Detects aneuploidy of chromosome 3,7 and 17.
- Limitations:
- FISH can only detect aberrations specifically targeted by probe used.
- Turnaround Time:
- 3 day(s)
- Reference Ranges:
- >=4 cells showing gains for 2 or more chromosomes (3, 7, 17) in the same cell