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Thyroid Cancer Mutation Panel Build info

Synonyms

  • THYROID CANCER MUTATION PANEL
  • THYCANPL
  • LAB11303

Short Name

THYROID CANCER MUTATION PANEL

Procedure Master Number

LAB11303

Procedure ID

114962

Clinical Info

Thyroid Cancer Mutation Panel - The thyroid mutation panel assesses for all 8 of the most common mutations or rearrangements 
associated with thyroid neoplasia.

Specimen Sources

 Abdominal Wall Alveoli Amniotic Sac Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Appendix Ascend Colon Autopsy Axilla, Left Axilla, Right Back, Lower Back, Upper Bladder Blood, Cord Brain, Amygdala Show more...

Specimen Types

 Tissue

Container

Fluid

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue block
 
Specimen:   4 tissue slides- 6 FNA slides
(2 tissue slides • 4 FNA slides min)
 Alternative Specimen(s)  Needle washing (see instructions) 
Collection Instructions Needle washings in alcohol-based fixative (e.g. CytoLyt® or formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue block FNA or FFPE specimens are acceptable for the assay.All specimens must be accompanied with Pathology report. All FFPE specimens will be examined by a pathologist for confirmation and adequacy. Macrodissection if warranted is performed in the lab.
 

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

FNA or FFPE
  5 Years Room Temperature or Refrigerated
  Unacceptable  Frozen

Methodology

 
Includes
BRAF Mutation Analysis, Papillary Thyroid Cancer; RAS Mutation Analysis, Thyroid Cancer; RET/PTC Rearrangement, Thyroid Cancer; PAX8/PPAR[gamma] Translocation, Thyroid Cancer

Days Performed

Sunday - Saturday
 
Report available: 6 - 8 days

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

81445

PDM

 1759542

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Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
RET/PTC1 RETPTC1 RET PTC1 Ret/Ptc1
THYROID CANCER MUTATATION PANEL SPECIMEN SOURCE THYCANCERSRC THYROID CANCER MUTATATION PANEL SPECIMEN SOURCE Thyroid Cancer Mutatation Panel Specimen Source
RET/PTC3 RETPTC3 RET PTC3 Ret/Ptc3
PAX8/PPARG PAX8PPARG PAX8 PPARG Pax8/Pparg
BRAF GENE TARGETED MUTATION ANALYSIS BRAF BRAF GENE TARGETED MUTATION ANALYSIS Braf Gene Targeted Mutation Analysis
HRAS MUTATION HRASMUT HRAS MUTATION Hras Mutation
KRAS MUTATION KRASMUT KRAS MUTATION Kras Mutation
NRAS MUTATION NRASMUT NRAS MUTATION Nras Mutation
BLOCK/SPECIMEN ID BLOCKSPECID BLOCK SPECIMEN ID Block/Specimen Id