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CK17, IHC without Interpretation
Test Code90206
CPT Codes
88342
Preferred Specimen
1 formalin fixed paraffin block
Minimum Volume
1 block
Other Acceptable Specimens
3 Slides Unstained, positively charged slides 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: Do Not Freeze
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Do Not Freeze
Methodology
Immunohistochemistry
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Fri Morning; Report available: Next day
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.