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Test Name:
Thyroglobulin, Body Fluid
- SBMF No:
30035 - Performance Lab Name:
Manual Lab - Test Mnemonic:
BF THYROGL - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
84432 - LOINC Code:
53922-1 - Also Known As:
FNA-Tg - Spec Type:
Body fluid - Spec Container:
Red top (serum) tube - Alt Spec Type:
Body fluid, heparinized - Alt Spec Container:
Green top (heparin) tube - Pref Vol:
1.0 mL - Min Vol:
0.5 mL - Spec Collect:
Using appropriate sterile technique collect body fluid into a clean plastic specimen container - Spec Process:
Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
Immediately transfer supernatant to plastic transfer tube
Document source of fluid on specimen label and requisition - Spec Store Transport:
Refrigerated - Spec Stability:
1 week refrigerated (2-8°C)
2 months frozen (-20°C) – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles - Spec Reject:
Hemolyzed sample - Methodology:
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (CLIA) - Use:
Useful for early diagnosis of lymph node metastasis originating from differentiated thyroid cancer - Reference Range:
Reference range not available - Day Run:
Mon-Fri - Time Run:
8:00 am - Time Reported:
3:30 pm - Test Type:
TUMOR MARKER
