Assay/ Test

Placental specimens

Key Words

PLA

Specimen Collection

Formalin filled specimen pot (10 times volume to specimen)

Turnaround time

Majority of cases are dealt with in house, as per routine histological specimen.

If there are any relevant clinical history relating to the complexity of the case, then the test is referred to another centre.

Department of Cellular Pathology,

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Hills Road, Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

Telephone Number: (01223) 217163

Estimated turnaround time: 8 weeks

Test indications

Used in the investigation of medical complications following pregnancy, pregnancy loss or neonatal death. It may also provide information relevant to the management of the current child and/or subsequent pregnancies.

Interferences

Click on link to view routine Histology specimens for further information. Please contact referral laboratory if information requires relates to the relevant clinical history

Reference Range

N/A

Analytical error

N/A

Reference change value

N/A