Ordering Information

Epic Orderable Name: FISH IGH/BCL2

Epic Test Id: LAB52247

Testing Includes Analysis of interphase cells using a dual color dual fusion FISH probe for IGH/BCL2 on blood, bone marrow or paraffin sections.

Aliases IGH BCL2 Lymphoma FISH Oncology Cancer Cytogenomics Cytogenetics

Testing Schedule Weekly

Turnaround Time 3-10 Days

Order Priorities Routine

Methodology Fluorescence Insitu Hybridization (FISH)

Specimen Requirements

Specimen

• Bone marrow 
  • 2-3 mls in a Green top - Sodium Heparin tube.
  • Send to tube station 072.
  •  Store room temperature (preferred), may be refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE
• Blood
  • 4 mls in a Green top - Sodium Heparin tube
  • Send to tube station 072
  • Store room temperature (preferred), may be refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE
• Tissue (FFPE)
  • For Panel: 2 H&E's and 10 unstained on plus slides (an H&E at beginning and end of unstained). For Individual probes: 1 H&E and 3 unstained on plus slides
  • Slides are delivered to ordering Pathologist to indicate on the H&E the area of invasive tumor to be analyzed.
  • The Pathologist will place the slides in the blue Cytogenetics bin in the Weinberg sign out room to be picked up by the Lab.
  • Testing cut off: Monday, 12 noon
  • Sibley/Suburban deliver to
    • Weinberg RM 2242
    • 401 North Broadway
    • Baltimore, MD 21287

Specimen Types

• Bone marrow
• Blood
• FFPE

Reference Ranges & Interpretation

Interpretation Comment An interpretive report will be issued.

For Lab Staff

Comments

Blood or Marrow: store refrigerated (preferred) or room temperature - DO NOT FREEZE. Send to tube station 072.

FFPE: store room temperature.

• For Individual probes: 1 H&E and 3 unstained on plus slides
• Slides are delivered to ordering Pathologist to indicate on the H&E the area of invasive tumor to be analyzed.
• The Pathologist will place the slides in the blue Cytogenetics bin in the Weinberg signout room to be picked up by the Lab.
• Sibley/Suburban deliver to
  • Weinberg RM 2242
  • 401 North Broadway
  • Baltimore, MD 21287
     

LAB address to ship specimens; deliver to

• JHH Cytogenomics/Cytogenetics Lab
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital Core Lab
  • 600 N Wolfe Street
  • Baltimore, MD 21287
• LAB phone: 410-955-1258; specimens will be received M-F, between 8am and 4:30pm

Saturday's limited coverage; leave voice mail

Results in EPIC under Lab Results

Downtime use Pathology 14 form