Test Details
Methodology
Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA)
Result Turnaround Time
2 - 3 days
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
Use
An adjunct in the evaluation of possible prostatic malignancy and useful in monitoring therapeutic progress
Special Instructions
This test is not the same as Acid Phosphatase.
Values obtained with different assays should not be used interchangeably in serial testing. It is recommended that only one assay method be used consistently to monitor each patient's course of therapy. This procedure does not provide serial monitoring; it is intended for one-time use only. If serial monitoring is required, please use the serial monitoring number 480152.
Custom Additional Information
Prostatic acid phosphatase has been used as a tumor marker ever since the observation by Gutman in 19381 that elevated levels of this enzyme are found in patients with metastatic prostate cancer. PAP determination in conjunction with PSA measurements is useful in assessing the prognosis of prostate cancer.2 Measurement of two markers allows identification of prostate cancer patients who have an elevation of PAP but not of PSA, and thus help monitoring the course of disease and response to treatment. PAP is more specific than PSA and less false-positives are seen due to benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Serum, frozen
Volume
0.5 mL
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL (Note: This volume does not allow for repeat testing.)
Container
Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube; do not use acid phosphatase transport tube.
Collection Instructions
Transfer the serum into a Labcorp PP transpak frozen purple tube with screw cap (Labcorp No.49482). Freeze immediately and maintain frozen until tested. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
Reference Range
0−3.5 ng/mL
Storage Instructions
Freeze.
Causes for Rejection
Plasma specimen; specimen not frozen
References
Footnotes
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 004747 | Prostatic Acid Phos, Serum | 20420-6 | 004748 | Prostatic Acid Phos, Serum | ng/mL | 20420-6 |
| Order Code | 004747 | |||||
| Order Code Name | Prostatic Acid Phos, Serum | |||||
| Order Loinc | 20420-6 | |||||
| Result Code | 004748 | |||||
| Result Code Name | Prostatic Acid Phos, Serum | |||||
| UofM | ng/mL | |||||
| Result LOINC | 20420-6 |