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ERG, IHC with Interpretation

Test Code
91312


CPT Codes
88342

Preferred Specimen
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue block submitted in an IHC specimen transport kit


Other Acceptable Specimens
3 unstained, (+) positively charged slides


Instructions
Please include surgical pathology report.


Transport Temperature
Room temperature


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


Methodology
Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Fri; Report available: 3 days


Reference Range
See Laboratory Report


Clinical Significance
A marker of prostate cancer. Overexpression of ERG protein correlates with TMPRSS2-ERG chromosomal translocation, which are seen in 50-70% of prostate carcinomas. ERG is not expressed in benign prostatic epithelium but can be expressed in PIN. Among other tumor types, ERG is a marker of vascular tumors but is only rarely seen in carcinomas from other tissue sites.




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