Ordering Guidance

This test is not appropriate for inhalation-transmission diseases such as tuberculosis, Brucella, measles, and varicella zoster. This test is also not appropriate for suspected Creutzfeldt-Jacobs Disease (CJD).

Additional Testing Requirements

Muscle biopsies from different anatomic sites require separate orders and separate specimen vials.

Shipping Instructions

Transport specimen per instructions in Muscle Biopsy Specimen Preparation Instructions.

Necessary Information

All requisition and supporting information must be submitted in English.

Each of the following items is required:

1. All requisitions must be labeled with:

-Patient name, date of birth, and medical record number

-Name and phone number of the referring pathologist or ordering provider

-Anatomic site and collection date

2. Muscle Histochemistry Patient Information (T361)

Specimen Required

Preferred:

Specimen Type: Frozen muscle biopsy tissue

Supplies: Muscle Biopsy Kit (T541)

Collection Instructions: Prepare and transport specimen per instructions in Muscle Biopsy Specimen Preparation Instructions.

Additional Information:

1. All specimens and additional paperwork must be labeled with:

-Two patient identifiers (first and last name, date of birth, or medical record number)

-Pathology accession/case number

-Anatomic site

2. Contact the Mayo Clinic Muscle Laboratory at 800-533-1710 for special problems to maximize benefit of the muscle biopsy.

Acceptable:

Specimen Type: Stained muscle biopsy slides

Collection Instructions:

1. Submit all stains performed on the case.

2. All specimens must be labeled with anatomic site.