CEA, Peritoneal Fluid

Test Code

CEAPF

Alias/See Also

LAB3016

CPT Codes
<p>82378</p>

Preferred Specimen

Specimen Type: Peritoneal

Collection Container/Type: Plastic vial

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 3 mL

Minimum Volume

2 mL

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 7days

Refrigerated: 28 days

Frozen: 28 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Gross hemolysis • Pancreatic fluid

Methodology

Immunoassay (IA)

Setup Schedule

Set up: Tues-Sat; Report available: 1-2 days

Report Available

1-2 days

Reference Range

<2.0 ng/mL

Clinical Significance

CEA is a tumor marker that is useful to monitor patients with persistent, or for recurrent or metastatic colonic carcinoma. As many as 30% of patients with breast, lung, hepatocellular, and pancreatic carcinoma also have elevated concentrations of CEA. Individuals who smoke may have a slightly higher baseline than non-smokers.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute 14225 Newbrook Drive Chantilly, VA 20153

Last Updated: February 22, 2012

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