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CK17, IHC with Interpretation
Test Code90156
CPT Codes
88342
Preferred Specimen
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue block
Other Acceptable Specimens
Minimum: 3 unstained, positively charged slides
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
Set up: Mon-Fri a.m.; Report available: 3 days
Reference Range
Interpretive report
Clinical Significance
CK17 is a marker of basal layer squamous epithelium and
the basal epithelial phenotype in breast carcinoma. It
may also be useful in the detection of pancreaticobiliary
carcinomas, which are usually positive.
the basal epithelial phenotype in breast carcinoma. It
may also be useful in the detection of pancreaticobiliary
carcinomas, which are usually positive.