Iron Liver Biopsy FELB

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Iron Liver - Biopsy

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Not Orderable

Clinical Info

Diagnosis of hemochromatosis using liver tissue specimens.

Specimen Type

Blood

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 Laboratory

Mayo Medical Laboratories

CPT

83540
LOINC Code: 57028-3

PDM

5910830

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)

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