Immunophenotyping

DESCRIPTION – immuno-phenotyping is a test in which the cells in a sample of blood or bone marrow are looked at under a microscope to find out if malignant lymphocytes began from the B lymphocytes or the T lymphocytes.

METHODOLOGY – next generation sequencing (NGS)

TURN AROUND TIME – 2 days

PATIENT PREPARATION –

COLLECT – bone marrow, whole blood, tissue or fluid

SPECIMEN PREPARATION – transport 1 ml bone marrow or 5 ml whole blood or 100mg fresh tissue or 100 ml fresh fluid

STORAGE/TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE – whole blood or bone marrow at room temperature and tissue or fluid at refrigerated

STABILITY – ambient: 48 hours; refrigerated: 48 hours

UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION – clotted or hemolyzed specimens

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS – clinical history is mandatory