Cytokeratin CAM5.2 by IHC

Alphabetical Test listing

Cytokeratin CAM5.2 by IHC-12376 - Technical only, 12379 - Technical & interpretation

Test name:

Test number:

12376 - Technical only, 12379 - Technical & interpretation

Excellian order number:

LAB12376
LAB12379

Alternate names:

CK CAM5.2

Tests included:

All IHC stains will include a positive control tissue

Useful for:

This antibody is best used as part of an antibody cocktail (created in our lab) with cytokeratins AE1-AE3 and MAK6; this antibody cocktail is called "Cytokeratin cocktail or CK cocktail"
When used in a cocktail, this antibody can identify most cytokeratins

Specimen type:

Tissue

Processing instructions:

Submit a formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue

Transport container:

Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block

Alternate transport container:

FFPE tissue section mounted on a charged, unstained slide

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred)

Reason for rejection:

Unlabeled/mislabeled block
Insufficient tissue
Slides broken beyond repair

Performing lab:

AHL - Immunohistochemistry

Days set up:

Mo - Fr

TAT:

1 - 2 days

Method:

Immunohistochemical staining and microscopic examination

Reference ranges:

If requested, an interpretive report will be provided

Clinical information:

Specifications

CK CAM5.2 is an antibody cocktail that identifies the following high molecular weight keratins (52 and 43 kD)
CAM5.2 is part of the antibody cocktail termed "CK cocktail" in our lab (see below)

Staining pattern

Cytoplasmic

References

Moll et. al.; The Catalog of Human Cytokeratins: Patterns of Expression in Normal Epithelia, Tumors and Cultured Cells; Cell 31:11-24, 1982.

CPT codes:

88342 - 1st stain
88341 - each additional stain

Date created:

10/31/2017

Revised date:

10/18/2018

Review date:

01/12/2024