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FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION WITH ADJUNCTIVE TESTS

Synonym(s):

​FNA

Description

Indications

Specimen Required

​1. Prepare one alcohol-fixed slide and one air-dried slide for each pass of aspiration.

2. Aspirate the remaining material into a sterile container with formalin.

3. Make another pass and place material in the same container, send to the laboratory as quickly as possible, or store in fridge at 4°C.

4. The addition of a fixative should be indicated in the CPOE request and the word “formalin” be indicated clearly on the container.

A cytology non-gynaecological CPOE request that is completed and properly filled up - see the CPOE request for details.

Storage and Transport

Method

Test Results

Reference Interval / Value

Turnaround Time

​7 working days

Day(s) Test Set up

​Daily

Remarks

​Adjunctive tests such as ER/PR or typing of tumour by Immunocytochemistry.

Change History Notes

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