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