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Fascin, IHC without Interpretation

Test Code
16986


CPT Codes
88342

Preferred Specimen
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue block


Other Acceptable Specimens
Minimum: 3 unstained, positively charged slides


Transport Container
IHC Specimen Transport Kit


Transport Temperature
Room temperature


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable


Methodology
Immunohistochemistry

Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Fri; Report available: Next day


Reference Range
See Laboratory Report


Clinical Significance
Fascin is a sensitive marker for Reed-Sternberg cells and variants in nodular sclerosis, mixed cellularity, and lymphocyte depletion Hodgkin’s disease, and has been suggested as a prognostic marker in neuroendocrine neoplasms of the lung as well as ovarian cancer.




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