Bladder Cancer Symptoms

BLADDER CANCER

DESCRIPTION – urothelial cells expand when your bladder is full and contract when your bladder is empty. These same cells line the inside of the ureters and the urethra, and cancers can form in those places as well. Urothelial carcinoma is the most common type of bladder cancer

METHODOLOGY – next generation sequencing (NGS)

TURN AROUND TIME – 5 days

PATIENT PREPARATION –

COLLECT – voided urine

SPECIMEN PREPARATION – transfer 2 ml urine to transport tube

STORAGE/TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE – refrigerated

STABILITY – ambient: 48 hours; refrigerated: 1 week; frozen: 6 months

UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION – do not use paper or foam cups for urine sample collection

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS – clinical history is mandatory