Ordering Recommendation
Distinguish between partial hydatiform mole (PHM) and complete hydatiform mole (CHM).
Mnemonic
Methodology
Quantitative Flow Cytometry
Performed
Sun, Tue
Reported
3-9 days
New York DOH Approval Status
Specimen Required
Products of conception in paraffin tissue block.
Formalin fix and paraffin embed products of conception in a tissue block. Tissue transport kit (ARUP Supply #47808) recommended, available online through eSupply using ARUP Connect™ or contact ARUP Client Services at (800) 522-2787.
Refrigerated
Include H&E-stained slide if only submitting tissue shavings (no block submitted). Also include a copy of the surgical pathology report, if available.
If multiple specimens (blocks or slides) are sent to ARUP, they must be accompanied by one of the following: an order comment indicating that the ARUP pathologist should choose the specimen most appropriate for testing (e.g., "Choose best block"), or individual orders for each sample submitted. A Pathologist Block Selection Fee (ARUP test code 3002076) will be added to orders that utilize the first option. If multiple specimens are sent to ARUP without a request for pathologist block/slide selection or individual orders, they will be held until clarification is provided.
Ambient: Indefinitely; Refrigerated: Indefinitely; Frozen: Unacceptable
Reference Interval
Interpretive Data
Flow Cytometry can be used to help identify partial hydatidiform moles. Partial moles are usually triploid while complete moles are diploid or tetraploid. [Clinical Medicine: Pathology, 2008, 1:61-67]. However, most products of conception are diploid by flow cytometry, so a diploid histogram does not suggest a complete hydatidiform mole unless supported clinically and microscopically. Of 35 cases of histologically apparent partial moles, no complications occurred in those that were triploid. However, 20 percent of those that were diploid had complications (persistence, metastasis). [Am J Ob Gyn, 1987, 157:969-73]
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes.
Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)
Note
A thin section of each tissue submitted is stained with H&E. The DNA content is classified as diploid, triploid, tetraploid or aneuploid. The DNA index is the ratio of the DNA content of abnormal cells compared to normal cells.
Hotline History
CPT Codes
88182
Components
Component Test Code* | Component Chart Name | LOINC |
---|---|---|
0095737 | Source: | 31208-2 |
2006308 | POC - DNA Analysis | 30911-2 |
2008898 | POC - DNA Index | 30912-0 |
2010872 | EER DNA, POC | 11526-1 |
Aliases
- DNA Ploidy for Hydatidiform Moles
- Partial and Complete Hydatidiform Moles
- Partial or Complete Hydatidiform Moles
- Products of Conception