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Fascin, IHC with Interpretation

Test Code
16835


CPT Codes
88342

Preferred Specimen
Formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue in IHC specimen transport kit


Other Acceptable Specimens
Unstained charged (+) slides collected in IHC specimen transport kit (x5)


Transport Temperature
Room temperature


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Indefinite
Refrigerated: Indefinite
Frozen: Do Not Freeze


Methodology
Immunohistochemical Stain (IHC)

Setup Schedule
A.M.


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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