Iron Liver Biopsy

Synonyms

  • IRON LIVER BIOPSY
  • LAB11327

Cerner Name

Iron Liver Biopsy

Clinical Info

Diagnosis of hemochromatosis using liver tissue specimens.

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

Container

Tissue

Collection Instructions

Contianer/Tube: Metal Free Specimen Vial Container/Tube:
Acceptable: Paraffin
block, if not more than 1 or 2 cuts have been made to it for slides.
Volume: 2 mg 2 cm (22-gauge needle)
1 cm (18-gauge needle)
2 mm x 2 mm (punch) 0.3 mg by dry weight
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Collection Instructions:
1. Two mg of liver tissue is required. This is typically
a piece of tissue from a 22-gauge needle biopsy at least 2 cm long.
If an 18-gauge needle is used, the tissue must be at least 1 cm in
length.
2. Any specimen vial other than a Mayo metal-free vial used
should be plastic, leached with 10% nitric acid for 2 days, rinsed
with redistilled water, and dried in clean air.
Additional
Information: Paraffin blocks will be returned 3 days after analysis.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Days Performed

Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 11 a.m.

Performing Laboratories

Mayo Medical Laboratories

CPT

83540
LOINC Code: 57028-3

PDM

5910830

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
IRON LIVER BIOPSY IRONLIVER IRON LIVER BIOPSY Iron Liver Biopsy

Result Interpretation

IRON

Males: 200-2,400 mcg/g dry weight

Females: 400-1,600 mcg/g dry weight

 

IRON INDEX

Reference values have not been established for patients that are
<13 years of age.

<1.0 mcmol/g/year (≥13 years)

Forms
Anatomic Pathology - No Subgroup LAB11327 build edit