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CA15 3 5819X

Test Code
CA15-3


Alias/See Also
CA15-3


CPT Codes
86300

Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum


Minimum Volume
1


Instructions
Collect one SST tube and send serum room temperature


Transport Container
SST


Transport Temperature
T


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic


Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)

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


Limitations
Benign diseases of the breast and liver may cause elevated results.


Reference Range
<32 U/mL


Clinical Significance
CA 15-3 may be useful for monitoring patients with metastatic breast cancer and certain ovarian cancers. The CA 15-3 values from sequential samples have a high correlation with the clinical course in most patients with metastatic breast cancer.


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



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