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CD44, IHC with Interpretation
Test Code90149
CPT Codes
88342
Preferred Specimen
Minimum: 1 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue block
Other Acceptable Specimens
3 unstained slides, positively charged, submitted in an IHC Specimen Transport Kit
Instructions
Please include surgical pathology report.
Transport Container
IHC Specimen Transport Kit
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Immunohistochemistry
Setup Schedule
Setup: Mon-Fri a.m.; Report available: 3 days
Reference Range
Interpretive report
Clinical Significance
The adhesion molecule, CD44, has been shown to be a
marker of the self-renewing stem cell in solid tumors.
High level CD44 expression is an adverse prognostic
marker in many carcinomas.
marker of the self-renewing stem cell in solid tumors.
High level CD44 expression is an adverse prognostic
marker in many carcinomas.