FISH for Neuroblastoma panel (3 probes) | KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specimen Container	Glass-slide tumour imprints
Specimen Requirement	Six slides with tumour imprints Tumour imprints should be made by lightly touching a tumour piece to a glass slide without smearing. It is recommended to fix immediately in Carnoy's fixative I (3:1 v/v methanol: glacial acetic acid) for 10 minutes. If Carnoy's fixation is unavailable, please send the slides as soon as possible.
Specimen Storage/Transport	Store at room temperature and transport to laboratory as soon as possible.
Orderable as Urgent?	No
Turn Around Time	7 days
Testing Laboratory Location	KKH
Laboratory	Cytogenetics
Contact Number	6394 1392
Day and Time Performed	When requested.
Orderable on CPOE?	Yes
Downtime Form	LAB Cytogenetics
Additional Information	Neuroblastoma FISH Panel includes NMYC, CHD5 and KMT2A probes

Change History Notes

15 Sep 2025 12:04 PM

Update downtime form
04 Jan 2023 12:00 AM

Updated Additional Information.
29 Sep 2021 11:50 AM

Updated Specimen Container, Specimen Requirement and Additional Information.

Last Updated - 15 Sep 2025