Fine Needle Aspirate - Cytology

Test Name

Cytopathology - Fine Needle Aspiration (all body sites)

Alternate Description

FNA

Availability

7 AM to 10 PM weekdays/ Technical staff is not available from 10 PM to 7AM on weekdays, weekends or holidays.

Lab Section

Cytology

Test Includes

Screening and diagnostic interpretation

Summary Test Name

Fine Needle Aspirate - Cytology

Transport Time

Deliver to the lab as soon as possible at room temperature

Specimen Transport

Deliver specimens to the Clinical Laboratory Specimen Processing Area on the ground level of main hospital.

Specimen Preparation In House

See pages 103 through 105 of the on-line Laboratory Policy Manual.

Stat Availability

STAT requests should be kept to a minimum. All STAT requests must be approved by a staff pathologist, and the cytology laboratory notified as soon as possible whenever a STAT is anticipated.