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CA 125 with HAMA Treatment
Test Code17717
CPT Codes
86304 (x2)
Includes
CA 125, HAMA Treated
CA 125, Untreated
CA 125, Untreated
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 10 days
Refrigertaed: 12 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigertaed: 12 days
Frozen: 28 days
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
P.M. Sets up 1 day a week.
Clinical Significance
CA 125 is used as an aid in monitoring the response to therapy for patients with epithelian ovarian cancer and in detecting residual ovarian cancer in patients who have undergone therapy. HAMA pre-treatment inhibits possible heterophilic interference.