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=Stains=
=Stains=
*The stains ordered (initially) are dependent on the clinical history.
*The stains ordered (initially) are dependent on the clinical history.
*#Anything with "tumour", "mass", or "query metastasis": 3 H&E stains.
*#Anything with "tumour", "mass", or "query metastasis" in the clinical history is "tumour".
*#*Stains:
*#**3 H&E.
*#Everything else is assumed to be "medical".
*#Everything else is assumed to be "medical".
 
*#*Stains:
Medical liver biopsy stains:
*#**PAS-D - to detect mucin.
*[[PAS]].
*#**PAS - marks glycogen and mucin; useful for microvesicular steatosis
**Useful for microvesicular steatosis.
*#**Trichrome - to detect fibrosis/cirrhosis.
*[[Trichrome]].
*#***Mallory trichrome: red = hepatocytes, blue/black = nuclei, green = fibrosis.
**Useful for fibrosis/cirrhosis; components of trichrome: red = hepatocytes, blue/black = nuclei, green = fibrosis.
*#**Reticulin - demonstrates architecture.
***[[Movat's stain]] is ''not'' favoured by hepatic pathologists.<ref>MG. 29 July 2009.</ref>
*#**Iron stain.
*Iron stain.
*#***Grading (0-4): 0 = none, 1: only at high power, 2: at medium power, 3: at lowest power, 4: seen without microscope.
**Grading (0-4): 0 = none, 1: only at high power, 2: at medium power, 3: at lowest power, 4: seen without microscope.
*#****One should comment on location, i.e. macrophage (Kupffer cell) vs. periportal hepatocytes vs. centrilobular hepatocytes vs. bile ducts vs. endothelial cells.
**Should comment on location, i.e. macrophage (Kupffer cell) vs. periportal hepatocytes vs. centrilobular hepatocytes vs. bile ducts vs. endothelial cells.
 
===Liver stains - standard at one hospital===
IHC panel/special stains:<ref name=ap27may09>AP. 27 May 2009.</ref>
*PAS-D - to detect mucin.
*PAS - to detect glycogen and mucin.
*Trichrome - to detect fibrosis/cirrhosis.
*Reticulin - demonstrates architecture.


===Additional stains/IHC===
===Additional stains/IHC===
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*[[Oil red O]].  
*[[Oil red O]].  
**Useful for steatosis, not commonly done.
**Useful for steatosis, not commonly done.
*[[HPS]].
**Similar to trichrome.


Common IHC:<ref name=ap27may09/>
Common IHC:<ref name=ap27may09>AP. 27 May 2009.</ref>
*CK7 - bile ducts, and bile ductules +ve.
*CK7 - bile ducts, and bile ductules +ve.
*CD34 - should be -ve in normal liver.
*CD34 - should be -ve in normal liver.
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