p75-NTR
Synonyms
NGFR5
- Tech Only CPT
- Tech Pro CPT
- PowerPath Code
- Schedule Monday - Friday
- Turn Around Time Within 1-2 business days of receipt
- Disease State Spindle Cell Tumors / Sarcoma Subtyping
- 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: The low affinity nerve growth factor receptor, p75-NTR. p75 NTR is a marker of peripheral nerve sheath tumors, and is also expressed in spindle cell melanomas.