Smoothelin, IHC without Interpretation

Test Code

90229

CPT Codes
88342

Preferred Specimen

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

Other Acceptable Specimens

3 slides unstained, (+) positively charged slides

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable

Methodology
Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

Setup Schedule

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

Clinical Significance

Smoothelin is a marker of the contractile smooth muscle phenotype seen in blood vessels and the muscularis propria. It can be used to identify vascular lesions as well as muscularis invasion in bladder carcinoma.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly, VA 20153

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