• Lymphoma is a disease of uncontrolled growth in white blood cell populations.

• Tissue biopsy analysis can be useful in determining if a lymph node is cancerous or reactive.  Any informative FISH probe can be applied to tissue biopsy specimens.

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Sample Requirements:

• Peripheral Blood or Bone Marrow

  • 2-5mL in a sodium heparin (green top) tube. 5 mL in a EDTA (purple top) will be accepted but is not preferred.

  • Minimum: 1 mL

• Storage: Room temperature if being shipped within 24 hours.  Refrigerate if shipping will be delayed.

• Stability: Sample is optimum if received within 48 hours

• Transportation: Room temperature (do not freeze or fix)

• FFPE Tissue sections

  • 4-micron sections on positively charged slides; include one H&E slide

  • Minimum= 2 slides

• Storage: Room temperature

• Stability: Indefinite if stored at room temperature or refrigerated

• Transportation: Room temperature. In summer, add cold pack to prevent melting

• Lymph Node tissue

  • Fresh tissue completely submerged in sterile culture media (such as RPMl)

  • Multiple containers accepted

• Storage: Room temperature if being shipped within 24 hours. Refrigerate if shipping will be delayed.

• Stability: Sample is optimum if received within 48 hours

• Transportation: Room temperature (do not freeze or fix)