Thyroglobulin FNA THYROFNA
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Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name |
Not Orderable |
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Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name |
Thyroglobulin FNA |
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Clinical Info |
Clinically enlarged cervical lymph nodes with a history of thyroid cancer are usually assessed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) followed by a cytology. Thyroglobulin (Tg) is frequently elevated in malignant FNAB needle wash specimens and it's use may possibly augment or replace cytology |
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Specimen Type |
Body Fluid |
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Container |
Sterile |
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Collection Instructions |
Container/Tube: Sterile transport container |
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Transport Instructions |
Frozen |
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Specimen Stability |
14 Days Room Temperature |
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Methodology |
Beckman Coulter Chemiluminescent |
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Days Performed |
TAT: 5- 8 Days |
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Performing Laboratory |
Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly |
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CPT |
84432 |
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PDM |
5960070 |
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Result Interpretation
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