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Villin, IHC without Interpretation
Test Code90239
CPT Codes
88342
Preferred Specimen
Formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue in an 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: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Indefinite
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Immunohistochemistry
Setup Schedule
A.M. Sets up 5 days a week.
Clinical Significance
Villin, a cytoskeletal component of intestinal and renal epithelium, is most commonly used to differentiate metastatic carcinomas of intestinal origin from lung or breast. However, villin can also be positive in renal cell carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, and ovarian mucinous carcinomas.