Villin

  • Tech Only CPT 88342.TC
  • Tech Pro CPT
  • PowerPath Code VIL
  • 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.

Diagnostic Utility

Relatively specific marker for gastrointestinal carcinomas (brush border staining). Staining may also be present in a subset of other tumor types (e.g. Merkel cell carcinoma, carcinomas arising from the pancreas, lung, ovary and kidney).

Vendor

Biocare Medical