UNC Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Specimen Requirements - Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometric immunophenotyping can be performed on peripheral blood, bone marrow, body fluids, fine needle aspirate specimens, or fresh tissue.

Simply order flow cytometry and provide a preliminary diagnosis. We will then determine which markers should be analyzed.

Specimen Type	Preservative/Anticoagulant	Storage/Delivery Time
Peripheral Blood	EDTA-preferred Heparin or ACD may be used	Room Temperature Deliver within 24 hours
Bone Marrow	Heparin	Room Temperature Deliver within 24 hours
Body Fluids FNA's	None	On wet ice within 24 hours
Fresh tissue	RPMI	On wet ice within 24 hours

***Notify Special Hematology @ 919-966-6938 before delivery of specimen .***

Delivery address Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM:	Weekend and Holiday delivery address
Room 1116 Special Hematology McLendon Clinical Laboratories UNC Hospitals 101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514	Room 1075 Core Laboratory McLendon Clinical Laboratories UNC Hospitals 101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Attention: SPECIAL HEMATOLOGY/HEMATOPATH