TAG-72
Alias/Synonym: B72.3
CPT Code: 88341/88342
- Includes:
- Specimen Type, Preferred:
- Unstained slides
- Formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue
- Specimen Type, Alternate:
- Sample Quantity, Preferred:
- 2 unstained slide or 1 block
- Sample Quantity, Minimum:
- 1 unstained slide/1 block
- Transport Container:
- Paraffin block
- Unstained slides
- Transport Temperature:
- Room temperature for blocks and slides
- Collection Instructions:
- N/A
- Specimen Stability:
- Room temperature: 10 days
- Rejection Criteria:
- N/A
- Clinical Significance:
- Tumor associated glycoprotein 72: protein found on the surface of many cancer cells including those of breast, colon, ovary, lung and pancreas.
- Limitations:
- Turnaround Time:
- 24 hours
- Reference Ranges: