Test ID: CATLN
Calcitonin, Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB)-Needle Wash, Lymph Node
NY State Approved
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Yes
Useful For
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As an adjunct to cytologic examination of fine-needle aspiration specimens in athyrotic individuals treated for medullary thyroid carcinoma to confirm or exclude metastases in enlarged or ultrasonographically suspicious lymph nodes
Method Name
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Immunoenzymatic Assay
Reporting Name
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Calcitonin, FNAB, Lymph Node


