Immunohistology

LABOKLIN Service ID: 209

Material

formalin-fixed and/or paraffin-embedded tissue samples

Method

microscopic (labelling with specific antibodies)

Duration

up to 1 week

Remark

Examination only after histopathological diagnosis, e. g. tumour diagnosis

  • CD3/CD20 in lymphoma diagnosis
  • c-KIT expression pattern in mast cell tumours
  • Ki-67 as proliferation marker
  • Cox-2, prostaglandin synthesis enzyme, in tumours possibly an indicator of the effectiveness of inhibitors (NSAIDs)
  • Differentiation between epithelial/spindle cell/round cell/melanocytic tumours

Infection diagnosis
  • e. g. FIP virus