DNA CONTENT/CELL CYCLE ANALYSIS, PROSTATE


METHODOLOGY
Flow Cytometry

PERFORMED
Mon-Fri

REPORTED
In 2-3 days

COLLECT
Tumor tissue

TRANSPORT
Paraffin embedded tissue block; or fresh, frozen or buffered formalin fixed tissue at ambient temperature.

STABILITY
N/A

UNACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS
No tumor tissue remaining on block. Sample fixed in Bouin's or B-5.

REMARKS
Include H & E stained slide and surgical pathology report. If no normal tissue is included in the block, please supply a control tissue block processed in parallel.

REFERENCE RANGE
Report components include: Tumor Verification, DNA Index, DNA Content, % Aneuploid, % S-phase, S-phase interpretation, copy of histogram.

INTERPRETIVE DATA
See Report

CPT CODE(S)
88182

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