Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive at GenPath within 24 hours of collection.

Specimen source is required.

Submit only 1 of the following specimens.

Specimen Type: Bone marrow

Container/Tube: Green top (heparin) or Lavender top (EDTA)

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Container/Tube: Green top (heparin) or Lavender top (EDTA)

Specimen Volume: 5 mL

Specimen Type: Fresh tissue

Container/Tube: Container with RPMI media

Specimen Volume: Adequate amount

Alternate

Specimen Type: Non-decalcified paraffin-embedded tissue block

Specimen Volume: Adequate amount

Causes for Specimen Rejection:

-No patient ID on specimen

-Patient ID on specimen and requisition doesn’t match

-Incorrect fixative (tube/solution)

-Specimen without GenPath/Bio-Reference requisition

-Frozen specimen