Test Code LABCCFISH FISH, CANCER CYTOGENETICS
Rejection Criteria
Specimens exposed to fixatives
Reference Values
Interpretative Report
CPT Codes
88237, 88239, 88271, 88275
Specimen & Container/Tube
UCMC Onsite Instructions
Bone Marrow/Aspirate/Core: Please call the Hematopathology Laboratory (x2-1314) for custom made collection tubes
Peripheral Blood: Sodium Heparin (NaHep, dark green top) vacutainer
CSF & non-CSF Fluid: Sterile collection cup or conical tube without additives
Lymph Node/Mass: Please call the Hematopathology Laboratory (x2-1314) for custom made collection tubes
UCMC Offsite and UC MedLab Outreach Instructions
Bone Marrow/Aspirate/Core: Please call the Cytogenetics Laboratory (773-702-9153) for custom made collection tubes
Peripheral Blood: Sodium Heparin (NaHep, dark green top) vacutainer
CSF & non-CSF Fluid: Sterile collection cup or conical tube without additives
Lymph Node/Mass: Please call the Cytogenetics Laboratory (773-702-9153) for custom made collection tubes
Volume
Bone Marrow/Aspirate: >3 mL
Bone Core: >5 mm
Peripheral Blood: >3 mL
CSF & non-CSF Fluid: >3 mL
Lymph Node/Mass: >5 mm
Specimen Handling & Transport Instructions
Transport specimen at room temperature, do not freeze or refrigerate
Specimen should be received by the cytogenetics laboratory <24 hours post collection
For UC MedLab Outreach institutions please contact Pathology Client Services (773-702-8287) for transport instructions
Clinical Indications
Myeloid and lymphoid neoplasms
Test Components
Tissue culture, cell harvesting, slide preparation, FISH analysis
Methodology
Tissue culture and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with enumeration, dual fusion break apart, dual color dual fusion, tri color, and dual color single fusion probes
Synonyms/ Search Keyword
FISH
Additional Information
Limitations: Will not detect abnormalities of genes, loci, or chromosomes not specifically targeted
Probes Offered:
D5S72,D5S23/EGR1 [-5/del(5q)]
BCR::ABL1 [t(9;22)]
CBFB [inv(16)/t(16;16]
D20S108 [del(20q)]
D7S486/D7Z1 [-7/del(7q)]
KMT2A [11q23]
FIL1L1::PDGFRA [4q12]
PDGFRB [5q32]
PML::RARA [t(15;17)]
RUNX1::RUNX1T1 [t(8;21)]
CEP8 [gains/losses of chromosome 8]
EVI1 [inv(3)/t(3;3)]
FGFR1 [8p11.2], CEP8
FLT3 [13q12.2]
NUP98 [11p15.4]
CEP4 [gains/losses of chromosome 4]
CEP10 [gains/losses of chromosome 10]
CEP17 [gains/losses of chromosome 17]
ETV6::RUNX1 [t(12;21)]
IGH [14q32]
CRLF2 [Xp22.33/Yp11.32]
ABL2 [1q25.2]
ABL1 [9q34.11q34.13]
CSF1R [5q32]
JAK2 [9p24]
PDGFRB [5q32q33]
MYC [8q24]
IGH::MYC [t(8;14)], CEP 8
IGH::BCL2 [t(14;18)]
BCL6 [3q27]
IGH::CCND1 [t(11;14)]
ATM [11q22.3]
TP53 [17p13.1]
CEP12 [gains/losses of chromosome 12]
D13S319/LAMP1 [-13/del(13q)]
IGH::FGFR3 [t(4;14)]
IGH::CCND1 [t(11;14)]
IGH::MAF [t(14;16)]
CDKN2C [1p32.3]/CKS1B [1q21]
CEP3 [gains/losses of chromosome 3]
CEP7 [gains/losses of chromosome 7]
CEP9 [gains/losses of chromosome 9]
Panels Offered:
MDS Panel: -5/del(5q), -7/del(7q), CEP8, del(20q)
Ped B-ALL Panel: CEP4/10/17, ETV6::RUNX1, BCR::ABL1, MLL
Ph-like ALL Panel: BCR::ABL1, IGH, CRLF2, JAK2, CSF1R, ABL1, ABL2, PDGFRB
Ped T-ALL Panel: BCR::ABL1, MLL, ABL1
MM Panel: IGH, IGH::FGFR3, 1p/1q, CEP3/7/9, ATM, TP53, CEP12, -13/del(13q)
*If IGH is positive and IGH::FGFR3 is negative IGH::CCND1 and IGH::MAF is reflexed
CLL Panel: IGH, ATM, TP53, CEP12, -13/del(13q)
AML Panel: -5/del(5q), -7/del(7q), EVI1, MLL, RUNX1::RUNX1T1, CBFB
DLBCL/HGBCL Panel: MYC, IGH::MYC, BCL6, IGH::BCL2
Eosinophilia Panel: FIP1L1::PDGFRA, PDGFRB, JAK2, FGFR1, FLT3
Last Review Date
April 2023