BONE MARROW, LEUKAEMIA AND TUMOUR SAMPLES ARE NOT STUDIED BY THE CYTOGENETICS UNIT AT MONASH HEALTH.
REFER BONE MARROW/LEUKAEMIA CASES TO THE HAEMATOLOGY REGISTRAR
REFER ADULT TUMOUR SAMPLES TO 'TUMOUR CYTOGENETICS - ADULT'
REFER PAEDIATRIC TUMOUR SAMPLES TO 'TUMOUR CYTOGENETICS - PAEDIATRIC'
Do NOT spin (centrifuge). CENTRIFUGED SAMPLES ARE IRRETRIEVABLY LOST TO TESTING. ARRANGE RE-COLLECTION.
Do NOT freeze or add formalin.
Out of hours/weekend samples to be refrigerated - place in Cytogenetics Specimens box in fridge.
After hours, sterile yellow top containers with RPMI media can be located on the bottom shelf in Specimen Reception fridge. If a tissue arrives 'dry' place it in RPMI media.
During normal operational hours, store tissue at room temperature and phone Diagnostic Genomics (Cytogenetics) on 9594 4135 to collect.
