FISH for Tumour (NMYC) | KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specimen Container	Glass-slide tumour imprints
Specimen Requirement	Three 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

Change History Notes

29 Sep 2021 02:20 PM

Updated Test name, Specimen Container and Specimen Requirement.

Last Updated - 28 May 2025