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Test Code SEZP Sezary Panel

Specimen and Container/Tube

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Preferred Specimen: lavender top

Other Acceptable specimens: not applicable 

Specimen Handling and Transport Instructions

UCMC Onsite Instructions: Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately.

UCMC Offsite and UC MedLab Outreach Instructions: Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately. Specimens must be received within 24 hours. If transport is delayed, retain specimens at room temperature. 

Rejection Criteria

  • Common specimen rejected situations include: incorrect specimen type, insufficient volume, missing or incomplete specimen identifiers, incorrect specimen transport, or specimens outside stability limits. 
  • Frozen or heated specimens will be rejected
  • Clotted or quantity not sufficient specimens are not suitable for testing and will be rejected 

 

Reference Values

Analyte

Age

Sex

Reference Range

not applicable

 

 

 

Critical Values

not applicable 

Turnaround Time

Turnaround times are relative to the time the specimen is received in the test laboratory. 

 

STAT Turnaround Time: not available

 

Routine Turnaround Time: 48 hours

 

Testing Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

CPT Codes

86355, 86356, 86356, 86356, 86356, 86356, 86356, 86356, 86360, 86359

LOINC Codes

ABLY 30364-4, CD 33719-6, RAT 54218-3

Volume

Preferred Volume: 4.0 mL

Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL

Specimen Stability

Storage Temperature

Stability

Room temperature

(20 - 25°C)

 24 hours 

Refrigerated

(2 - 10°C)

 not acceptable

Frozen

(-20°C)

not acceptable

Collection Instructions

Collect specimen per standard laboratory collection procedures. 

Test Components

 Absolute lymphocyte count, CD3 percent, CD3 absolute count, CD4 percent, CD4 absolute count, CD7 percent, CD7 absolute count, CD8 percent, CD8 absolute count, CD26 percent, CD26 absolute count, CD4:CD8 ratio, pathologist's comment

Clinical Indications

  • Screening for an aberrant T-cell population in peripheral blood as part of Sezary syndrome workup 

Methodology

Flow Cytometry 

Synonyms/Search Keywords

Mycosis fungoides

Last Reviewed Date

8/12/2024