Mitochondria

  • Tech Only CPT
  • Tech Pro CPT
  • PowerPath Code
  • Schedule Monday - Friday
  • Turn Around Time Within 1-2 business days of receipt
  • Methodology IHC

Specimen Requirements

Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue block or cell block, or 1 unstained charged slide for each test requested plus 3-4 additional unstained slides cut at 4 microns. Adequate space on each slide for control tissue is required.

This is a send out test.

Diagnostic Utility

Identifies: A mitochondrial antigen. The presence of increased numbers of mitochondria, and hence fine granular positivity with this antibody, can assist in the analysis of eosinophilic tumors (e.g., oncocytomas) of the kidney.
Subcellular Localization: Cytoplasmic (granular)