Thyroid Cancer Mutation Panel THYCANPL

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Thyroid Cancer Mutation Panel

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Thyroid Cancer Mutation Panel

EPIC Order Name

Thyroid Cancer Mutation Panel

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 Type

Other

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

Result Interpretation

BRAF Mutation Analysis, Papillary Thyroid Cancer

 

RAS Mutation Analysis, Thyroid Cancer
 

RET/PTC Rearrangement, Thyroid Cancer
 

PAX8/PPAR[gamma] Translocation, Thyroid Cancer
 

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