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Fascin, IHC without Interpretation
Test Code16986
CPT Codes
88342
Preferred Specimen
Formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue in an IHC specimen transport kit
Other Acceptable Specimens
Unstained charged(+) slides
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Indefinite
Refrigerated: Indefinite
Frozen: Do Not Freeze
Refrigerated: Indefinite
Frozen: Do Not Freeze
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Tissue in fixative
Methodology
Immunohistochemistry
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.