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'''Immunohistochemical staining''' is a | [[Image:Small_intestine_-_ck20_-_intermed_mag.jpg||thumb|400px|[[CK20]] staining of normal small intestinal mucosa.]] | ||
'''Immunohistochemical staining''', also '''immunostaining''', is a powerful tool. It is abbreviated '''IHC'''. | |||
==Utility== | |||
Use of immunohistochemistry:<Ref name=Ref_PCBoD8_175>{{Ref PCPBoD8|175}}</ref> | |||
#[[Unknown primary tumours]]. | |||
#Poorly differentiated tumours. | |||
#Prognostic markers, e.g. ERBB2 (HER2). | |||
#Proving clonality - in the context of hematologic malignancies. | |||
#Mutation specific antibodies, eg. [[IDH-1]] R132H. | |||
Method was introduced in 1941 by Coons.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Coons | first1 = AH. | title = The development of immunohistochemistry. | journal = Ann N Y Acad Sci | volume = 177 | issue = | pages = 5-9 | month = Jun | year = 1971 | doi = | PMID = 4400556 }}</ref> | |||
==Theory== | |||
*Antigen retrieval. | |||
*Antibody binds to the antigen. | |||
*Amplification - needed as the signal is usually too weak. | |||
===Signaling systems=== | |||
*Avidin-biotin complex. | |||
**Older.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Vosse | first1 = BA. | last2 = Seelentag | first2 = W. | last3 = Bachmann | first3 = A. | last4 = Bosman | first4 = FT. | last5 = Yan | first5 = P. | title = Background staining of visualization systems in immunohistochemistry: comparison of the Avidin-Biotin Complex system and the EnVision+ system. | journal = Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol | volume = 15 | issue = 1 | pages = 103-7 | month = Mar | year = 2007 | doi = | PMID = 17536316 }}</ref> | |||
**May suffer from endogenous avidin-biotin activity.<ref name=pmid17536316>{{Cite journal | last1 = Vosse | first1 = BA. | last2 = Seelentag | first2 = W. | last3 = Bachmann | first3 = A. | last4 = Bosman | first4 = FT. | last5 = Yan | first5 = P. | title = Background staining of visualization systems in immunohistochemistry: comparison of the Avidin-Biotin Complex system and the EnVision+ system. | journal = Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol | volume = 15 | issue = 1 | pages = 103-7 | month = Mar | year = 2007 | doi = | PMID = 17536316 }}</ref> | |||
***Higher false positive rates than with polymer based methods. | |||
*Polymer based methods. | |||
**Newer. | |||
**Less prone to false positives. | |||
***Negative controls not needed or infrequently required.<ref name=pmid24714041>{{Cite journal | last1 = Torlakovic | first1 = EE. | last2 = Francis | first2 = G. | last3 = Garratt | first3 = J. | last4 = Gilks | first4 = B. | last5 = Hyjek | first5 = E. | last6 = Ibrahim | first6 = M. | last7 = Miller | first7 = R. | last8 = Nielsen | first8 = S. | last9 = Petcu | first9 = EB. | title = Standardization of negative controls in diagnostic immunohistochemistry: recommendations from the international ad hoc expert panel. | journal = Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol | volume = 22 | issue = 4 | pages = 241-52 | month = Apr | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1097/PAI.0000000000000069 | PMID = 24714041 }}</ref> | |||
===Signal assessment=== | |||
*Manual (Morphology) vs. automated (Speed) counting. | |||
*Choice of proper chromogen. | |||
**Dynamic range of DAB is 1-2logs vs. fluorescent probes 2-3logs. | |||
**Protein expression range can be up to 4 logs in gene amplification (information is missed in IHC). | |||
**FastRed stains are more suited in melanocytic tumors than DAB. | |||
*Use of established cutoffs for "intensity" and for "positive" staining. | |||
*Visual pattern recogniton vs. detecting spatial subtle changes. | |||
*Detecting differences at low intensity with human eye is less accurate. | |||
==Quality control== | |||
This is an evolving area in pathology that has been ignored for a surprisingly long time. | |||
It is touched upon the in the ''[[quality]]'' article in the ''[[Quality#Immunohistochemistry|immunohistochemistry]]'' section. | |||
There are at least 62 pre-analytical variables to be considered, that may affect staining results.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Engel | first1 = KB. | last2 = Moore | first2 = HM. | title = Effects of preanalytical variables on the detection of proteins by immunohistochemistry in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 135 | issue = 5 | pages = 537-43 | month = May | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1043/2010-0702-RAIR.1 | PMID = 21526952 }}</ref> | |||
==Interpretation== | |||
To determine whether a stain is (1) done correctly, and (2) positive, one needs to know: | |||
#What tissues it stains: | |||
#*Tumour. | |||
#*Normal tissue. | |||
#How it stains the various tissues: | |||
#*Patchy. | |||
#*Diffuse. | |||
#Where it stains the various tissues: | |||
#*Nucleus. | |||
#*Cytoplasm. | |||
#*Membrane. | |||
#*A combination of the above. | |||
Generally, interpretations can be subjective, and this is especially true when the staining is weak and focal. In other words, "... your weak [positive] stain might be somebody else’s negative."<ref>URL: [http://bitesizebio.com/articles/immunohistochemistry-getting-the-stain-you-want/ http://bitesizebio.com/articles/immunohistochemistry-getting-the-stain-you-want/]. Accessed on: 1 September 2012.</ref> | |||
The cynical might say it is an unwritten rule that: "... if the stain is weak and focal it can be anything you want to make it -- positive or negative -- so it fits perfectly with your diagnosis!" | |||
In cases where the morphology is unclear, it is judicious to have two or more immunostains that support the diagnosis, and negative stains for important entities in the differential diagnosis. | |||
Publications with contradicting results are not uncommon. Differences can arise from the fixation, processing protocol, antibody clone and interpretation. | |||
According to Galloway, one third pathologists substantially overestimate the diagnostic significance of unexpected immunohistochemical staining results.<ref name=pmid21660231>{{Cite journal | last1 = Galloway | first1 = M. | title = Base-rate error in the interpretation of immunohistochemistry. | journal = Patholog Res Int | volume = 2011 | issue = | pages = 636495 | month = | year = 2011 | doi = 10.4061/2011/636495 | PMID = 21660231 }}</ref> | |||
==General (malignant) differential diagnosis== | ==General (malignant) differential diagnosis== | ||
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{{familytree | B | | C | | D | | E | | F | |G |B=Epithelial<br>(Carcinoma)|C=Mesenchymal<br>(Sarcoma)|D=Germ cell<br>tumour|E=Neuroendocrine<br>carcinoma|F= | {{familytree | B | | C | | D | | E | | F | |G |B=Epithelial<br>(Carcinoma)|C=Mesenchymal<br>(Sarcoma)|D=Germ cell<br>tumour|E=[[Neuroendocrine tumours|Neuroendocrine<br>carcinoma]]|F=Hematologic|G=[[Melanoma|Malignant<br>melanoma]]}} | ||
{{familytree/end}} | {{familytree/end}} | ||
*Carcinoma. | *Carcinoma. | ||
**AE1/AE3 - pankeratin. | **[[AE1/AE3]] - pankeratin. | ||
**Others: EMA, HMWK, LMWK. | **Others: [[EMA]], HMWK, LMWK. | ||
*Sarcoma. | *Sarcoma. | ||
**Vimentin. | **Vimentin. | ||
***Many pathologists think this stain is totally useless. | ***Many pathologists think this stain is totally useless. | ||
*Germ cell tumours. | *Germ cell tumours. | ||
**PLAP (placental | **OCT4. | ||
** | ***PLAP ([[placental alkaline phosphatase]]) - not very sensitive.<ref name=pmid18045648>{{cite journal |author=Iczkowski KA, Butler SL, Shanks JH, ''et al'' |title=Trials of new germ cell immunohistochemical stains in 93 extragonadal and metastatic germ cell tumors |journal=Hum. Pathol. |volume=39 |issue=2 |pages=275-81 |year=2008 |month=February |pmid=18045648 |doi=10.1016/j.humpath.2007.07.002 |url=}}</ref> | ||
**[[Glypican 3]] +ve. | |||
*Neuroendocrine carcinoma. | *Neuroendocrine carcinoma. | ||
**Chromogranin. | **Chromogranin A. | ||
**Synaptophysin. | **Synaptophysin. | ||
**CD56. | **[[CD56]]. | ||
*Melanoma. | **CD57.<ref name=pmid12727026>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kurokawa | first1 = M. | last2 = Nabeshima | first2 = K. | last3 = Akiyama | first3 = Y. | last4 = Maeda | first4 = S. | last5 = Nishida | first5 = T. | last6 = Nakayama | first6 = F. | last7 = Amano | first7 = M. | last8 = Ogata | first8 = K. | last9 = Setoyama | first9 = M. | title = CD56: a useful marker for diagnosing Merkel cell carcinoma. | journal = J Dermatol Sci | volume = 31 | issue = 3 | pages = 219-24 | month = May | year = 2003 | doi = | PMID = 12727026 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Melanoma]]. | |||
**S-100, HMB-45, Melan A (MART-1). | **S-100, HMB-45, Melan A (MART-1). | ||
***Additional | ***Additional: melanoma cocktail (HMB-45, MART-1)<ref name=pmid18360125>{{cite journal |author=Jani P, Chetty R, Ghazarian DM |title=An unusual composite pilomatrix carcinoma with intralesional melanocytes: differential diagnosis, immunohistochemical evaluation, and review of the literature |journal=Am J Dermatopathol |volume=30 |issue=2 |pages=174–7 |year=2008 |month=April |pmid=18360125 |doi=10.1097/DAD.0b013e318165b8fe |url=}}</ref>, microphthalmia,<ref>URL: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/156845 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/156845]. Accessed on: 18 August 2010.</ref> tyrosinase.<ref name=pmid17227112>{{Cite journal | last1 = Roma | first1 = AA. | last2 = Magi-Galluzzi | first2 = C. | last3 = Zhou | first3 = M. | title = Differential expression of melanocytic markers in myoid, lipomatous, and vascular components of renal angiomyolipomas. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 131 | issue = 1 | pages = 122-5 | month = Jan | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1043/1543-2165(2007)131[122:DEOMMI]2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 17227112 }}</ref> | ||
*Lymphoma/leukemia. | *Hematologic. | ||
**CD45 (common leukocyte antigen). | **Lymphoma/leukemia. | ||
***CD45 (common leukocyte antigen). | |||
***CD30. | |||
**[[Plasma cell]]: | |||
***Kappa. | |||
***Lambda. | |||
***CD138. | |||
==Keratins== | ==Keratins== | ||
{{Main|Keratins}} | |||
Mark epithelial cells. Are typically seen in [[carcinoma]]s. | |||
==Organ specific== | ==Organ specific== | ||
===Thyroid=== | ===Thyroid and lung=== | ||
*TTF-1 ([[thyroid | *TTF-1 ([[thyroid transcription factor-1]]) -- +ve in thyroid gland malignancies. | ||
**Very good for [[breast]] vs. [[lung]].<ref name=pmid18318581>{{cite journal |author=Jagirdar J |title=Application of immunohistochemistry to the diagnosis of primary and metastatic carcinoma to the lung |journal=Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. |volume=132 |issue=3 |pages=384–96 |year=2008 |month=March |pmid=18318581 |doi= |url=http://journals.allenpress.com/jrnlserv/?request=get-abstract&issn=0003-9985&volume=132&page=384}}</ref> | **Very good for [[breast]] vs. [[lung]].<ref name=pmid18318581>{{cite journal |author=Jagirdar J |title=Application of immunohistochemistry to the diagnosis of primary and metastatic carcinoma to the lung |journal=Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. |volume=132 |issue=3 |pages=384–96 |year=2008 |month=March |pmid=18318581 |doi= |url=http://journals.allenpress.com/jrnlserv/?request=get-abstract&issn=0003-9985&volume=132&page=384}}</ref> | ||
*** | ***Often negative in squamous cell carcinoma of the lung (as with [[CK7]] & [[CK20]]), though HMWK is usually positive. | ||
*Thyroglobulin usu. +ve in the thyroid.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Dralle | first1 = H. | last2 = Böcker | first2 = W. | title = [Thyroglobulin immunohistochemistry: new aspects of pathophysiology and differential diagnosis of benign and malignant goitre (author's transl)]. | journal = Langenbecks Arch Chir | volume = 356 | issue = 3 | pages = 205-12 | month = | year = 1982 | doi = | PMID = 7070163 }}</ref> | |||
**Negative in classic [[medullary thyroid carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid8454270>{{Cite journal | last1 = de Micco | first1 = C. | last2 = Chapel | first2 = F. | last3 = Dor | first3 = AM. | last4 = Garcia | first4 = S. | last5 = Ruf | first5 = J. | last6 = Carayon | first6 = P. | last7 = Henry | first7 = JF. | last8 = Lebreuil | first8 = G. | title = Thyroglobulin in medullary thyroid carcinoma: immunohistochemical study with polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies. | journal = Hum Pathol | volume = 24 | issue = 3 | pages = 256-62 | month = Mar | year = 1993 | doi = | PMID = 8454270 }}</ref> | |||
=== | Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lung_adenocarcinoma_-_TTF-1_-_high_mag.jpg Adenocarcinoma with nuclear TTF-1 positivity (WC)]. | ||
*GCDFP-15 ( | |||
*ER (estrogen receptor) - in normal breast. | ===Breast markers=== | ||
*[[GCDFP-15]] ([[AKA]] BRST-2) -- specific, but NOT sensitive. | |||
*[[Estrogen receptor|ER]] (estrogen receptor) - in normal [[breast]]. | |||
*PR (progesterone receptor) - in normal breast. | *PR (progesterone receptor) - in normal breast. | ||
*HER2/neu - pathological, assoc. with worse prognosis. | *HER2/neu - pathological, assoc. with worse prognosis. | ||
**HER2/neu+ cancers Tx'ed with trastuzumab (Herceptin). | **HER2/neu+ cancers Tx'ed with [[trastuzumab]] (Herceptin). | ||
===Prostate=== | ===Prostate gland=== | ||
*PSA - prostatic specific antigen. | *[[PSA]] - [[prostate gland|prostatic]]-specific antigen. | ||
*PSAP - prostatic specific acid phosphatase. | *[[PSAP]] - prostatic-specific acid phosphatase. | ||
*p63 - stains nuclei of basal cell in normal [[prostate]]. | **May be positive in hindgut [[neuroendocrine tumour]]s.<ref name=pmid1712549>{{Cite journal | last1 = Azumi | first1 = N. | last2 = Traweek | first2 = ST. | last3 = Battifora | first3 = H. | title = Prostatic acid phosphatase in carcinoid tumors. Immunohistochemical and immunoblot studies. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 15 | issue = 8 | pages = 785-90 | month = Aug | year = 1991 | doi = | PMID = 1712549 }}</ref> | ||
*34betaE12 - stains | *[[p63]] - stains nuclei of basal cell in normal [[prostate]]. | ||
*34betaE12 - stains basal cells in normal prostate. | |||
*AMACR (racemase, P504S<ref>[http://www.antibodies-online.com/antibody/125649/P504S+alphaMethylacylCoA+Racemace+AMACR+Human/ http://www.antibodies-online.com/antibody/125649/P504S+alphaMethylacylCoA+Racemace+AMACR+Human/]</ref>) - present in adenocarcinoma (NOT in normal prostate). | *AMACR (racemase, P504S<ref>[http://www.antibodies-online.com/antibody/125649/P504S+alphaMethylacylCoA+Racemace+AMACR+Human/ http://www.antibodies-online.com/antibody/125649/P504S+alphaMethylacylCoA+Racemace+AMACR+Human/]</ref>) - present in adenocarcinoma (NOT in normal prostate). | ||
*CAP cocktail - AKA ''CAP'' | *[[Androgen receptor|AR]] - usually present in prostate confined cancers.<ref name=pmid20878946>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fleischmann | first1 = A. | last2 = Rocha | first2 = C. | last3 = Schobinger | first3 = S. | last4 = Seiler | first4 = R. | last5 = Wiese | first5 = B. | last6 = Thalmann | first6 = GN. | title = Androgen receptors are differentially expressed in Gleason patterns of prostate cancer and down-regulated in matched lymph node metastases. | journal = Prostate | volume = 71 | issue = 5 | pages = 453-60 | month = Apr | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1002/pros.21259 | PMID = 20878946 }}</ref> | ||
**Image: [http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=96&n=5 | *CAP cocktail - [[AKA]] ''CAP'', [[AKA]] ''PIN-4'', [[AKA]] ''PIN''. | ||
**Consists of: AMACR, [[p63]] and HMWK. | |||
**Image: [http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=96&n=5 CAP cocktail (webpathology.com)]. | |||
=== | ===[[Colorectal tumours|Colorectal carcinoma]] markers=== | ||
*CEA. | *[[CK20]]. | ||
*CDX2. | |||
**Uncommon in primary lung, breast, pancreas, kidney, gallbladder, liver, urinary bladder, thyroid gland.<ref name=pmid15205684 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Kaimaktchiev | first1 = V. | last2 = Terracciano | first2 = L. | last3 = Tornillo | first3 = L. | last4 = Spichtin | first4 = H. | last5 = Stoios | first5 = D. | last6 = Bundi | first6 = M. | last7 = Korcheva | first7 = V. | last8 = Mirlacher | first8 = M. | last9 = Loda | first9 = M. | title = The homeobox intestinal differentiation factor CDX2 is selectively expressed in gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 17 | issue = 11 | pages = 1392-9 | month = Nov | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.3800205 | PMID = 15205684 }}</ref> | |||
*[[CEA]]. | |||
===Small bowel=== | ===[[Small bowel]]=== | ||
*CDX2. | *[[CDX2]]. | ||
*Villin. | *[[Villin]]. | ||
===Kidney=== | ===[[Kidney tumours|Kidney]]=== | ||
[[Renal cell carcinoma]]: | [[Renal cell carcinoma]]: | ||
*RCC, EMA, CD10. | *RCC, [[EMA]], CD10. | ||
*CK7 -ve in clear cell RCC. | *[[CK7]] -ve in clear cell RCC. | ||
*[[AMACR]] +ve in papillary RCC. | *[[AMACR]] +ve in papillary RCC. | ||
*D2-40 +ve in ChRCC. | *D2-40 +ve in ChRCC. | ||
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: | [[Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]]: | ||
*CD68 (for macrophages). | *CD68 (for macrophages). | ||
===Ovary=== | ===[[Ovarian tumours|Ovary]]=== | ||
*CA125, CK7+, CK20-. | *[[CA125]], [[CK7]]+, CK20-. | ||
*WT1 -- 90% in serous +ve. | *WT1 -- 90% in serous +ve. | ||
====Serous markers==== | ====Serous markers==== | ||
*WT-1, | *[[WT-1]], [[CA125]], D2-40. | ||
===Liver=== | ===[[Liver neoplasms|Liver]]=== | ||
*AFP (alpha-fetaprotein). | *AFP (alpha-fetaprotein). | ||
*Glypican-3. | *Glypican-3. | ||
**HCC stains with glypican 3, while [[liver]] with dysplastic changes and/or [[cirrhosis|cirrhotic changes]] does not.<ref>{{cite journal | author=Anatelli F, Chuang ST, Yang XJ, Wang HL. |title=Value of glypican 3 immunostaining in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma on needle biopsy |journal=Am J Clin Pathol. |volume=130 |issue= 2 |pages= 219-23? |year= 2008 |pmid= 18628090 |doi= 10.1309/WMB5PX57Y4P8QCTY }}</ref> | **[[Hepatocellular carcinoma]] (HCC) stains with glypican 3, while [[liver]] with dysplastic changes and/or [[cirrhosis|cirrhotic changes]] does not.<ref>{{cite journal | author=Anatelli F, Chuang ST, Yang XJ, Wang HL. |title=Value of glypican 3 immunostaining in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma on needle biopsy |journal=Am J Clin Pathol. |volume=130 |issue= 2 |pages= 219-23? |year= 2008 |pmid= 18628090 |doi= 10.1309/WMB5PX57Y4P8QCTY }}</ref> | ||
*HepPar-1 (hepatocytes paraffin antibody 1) - labels hepatocellular mitochondria.<ref name=pmid12502967>The diagnostic value of hepatocyte paraffin antibody 1 in differentiating hepatocellular neoplasms from nonhepatic tumors: a review. Lamps LW, Folpe AL. Adv Anat Pathol. 2003 Jan;10(1):39-43. Review. PMID 12502967.</ref> | *[[HepPar-1]] (hepatocytes paraffin antibody 1) - labels hepatocellular mitochondria.<ref name=pmid12502967>The diagnostic value of hepatocyte paraffin antibody 1 in differentiating hepatocellular neoplasms from nonhepatic tumors: a review. Lamps LW, Folpe AL. Adv Anat Pathol. 2003 Jan;10(1):39-43. Review. PMID 12502967.</ref> | ||
HCC vs. cholangiocarcinoma: | [[HCC]] vs. [[cholangiocarcinoma]]: | ||
*TTF-1: ~90-100% +ve (cytoplasmic) in HCC vs. ~10% in | *TTF-1: ~90-100% +ve (cytoplasmic) in HCC vs. ~10% in cholangiocarcinoma.<ref name=pmid16627262>{{cite journal |author=Lei JY, Bourne PA, diSant'Agnese PA, Huang J |title=Cytoplasmic staining of TTF-1 in the differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma vs cholangiocarcinoma and metastatic carcinoma of the liver |journal=Am. J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=125 |issue=4 |pages=519–25 |year=2006 |month=April |pmid=16627262 |doi=10.1309/59TN-EFAL-UL5W-J94M |url=}}</ref> | ||
===Mesothelium=== | ===Mesothelium=== | ||
*Calretinin. | Panel:<ref name=pmid18318582>{{cite journal |author=Marchevsky AM |title=Application of immunohistochemistry to the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma |journal=Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. |volume=132 |issue=3 |pages=397-401 |year=2008 |month=March |pmid=18318582 |doi= |url=http://journals.allenpress.com/jrnlserv/?request=get-abstract&issn=0003-9985&volume=132&page=397}}</ref> | ||
*WT-1. | *Mesothelial markers: | ||
*D2-40. | **Calretinin. | ||
*CK5/6. | **[[WT-1]]. | ||
**D2-40. | |||
**[[CK5/6]]. | |||
*Carcinoma markers: | |||
**CEA (monoclonal and polyclonal). | |||
**[[TTF-1]]. | |||
**[[Ber-EP4]]. | |||
**MOC-31. | |||
Note: | |||
* | *One should use two mesothelial markers ''and'' two carcinoma markers.<ref name=pmid18318582/> | ||
===Pancreas=== | ===[[Pancreas]]=== | ||
*CK17 - approx. 50% of [[pancreas|pancreatico]]biliary adenocarcinomas & patchy.<ref name=pmid11345833>{{cite journal |author=Goldstein NS, Bassi D |title=Cytokeratins 7, 17, and 20 reactivity in pancreatic and ampulla of vater adenocarcinomas. Percentage of positivity and distribution is affected by the cut-point threshold |journal=Am. J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=115 |issue=5 |pages=695–702 |year=2001 |month=May |pmid=11345833 |doi=10.1309/1NCM-46QX-3B5T-7XHR |url=}}</ref> | *CK17 - approx. 50% of [[pancreas|pancreatico]]biliary adenocarcinomas & patchy.<ref name=pmid11345833>{{cite journal |author=Goldstein NS, Bassi D |title=Cytokeratins 7, 17, and 20 reactivity in pancreatic and ampulla of vater adenocarcinomas. Percentage of positivity and distribution is affected by the cut-point threshold |journal=Am. J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=115 |issue=5 |pages=695–702 |year=2001 |month=May |pmid=11345833 |doi=10.1309/1NCM-46QX-3B5T-7XHR |url=}}</ref> | ||
*CK19.<ref name=pmid18318589>{{cite journal |author=Geller SA, Dhall D, Alsabeh R |title=Application of immunohistochemistry to liver and gastrointestinal neoplasms: liver, stomach, colon, and pancreas |journal=Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. |volume=132 |issue=3 |pages=490–9 |year=2008 |month=March |pmid=18318589 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *CK19.<ref name=pmid18318589>{{cite journal |author=Geller SA, Dhall D, Alsabeh R |title=Application of immunohistochemistry to liver and gastrointestinal neoplasms: liver, stomach, colon, and pancreas |journal=Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. |volume=132 |issue=3 |pages=490–9 |year=2008 |month=March |pmid=18318589 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
===Neuropathology=== | ===[[Neuropathology]]=== | ||
General: | General: | ||
*S-100. | *S-100. | ||
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*Synaptophysin. | *Synaptophysin. | ||
*Chromogranin. | *Chromogranin. | ||
Glial/Neuronal: | |||
*[[MAP2]] | |||
*[[CD56]] | |||
Specific entities: | Specific entities: | ||
*EMA +ve: meningioma, | *[[EMA]] +ve: [[meningioma]], [[ependymoma]] (cytoplasm dot-like).<ref name=Ref_PSNP12>{{Ref PSNP|12}}</ref> | ||
*[[ATRX]] -ve: [[astrocytoma]]. | |||
*[[INI1]] -ve: [[AT/RT]]. | |||
Tumour (low-grade gliomas): | |||
*[[IDH-1]] +ve. | |||
**Usually negative in [[glioblastoma]]. | |||
==Miscellaneous== | ==Miscellaneous== | ||
===Macrophages=== | ===Macrophages=== | ||
{{Main|Histocytoses}} | |||
*CD68. | *CD68. | ||
Special: | |||
*S100 -- +ve in [[Rosai-Dorfman disease]]. | |||
*CD1a -- +ve in [[Langerhans cell histiocytosis]], Langerhans histocytes. | |||
Special, less common: | |||
*HAM56.<ref name=pmid10574605>{{cite journal |author=Pernick NL, DaSilva M, Gangi MD, Crissman J, Adsay V |title="Histiocytic markers" in melanoma |journal=Mod. Pathol. |volume=12 |issue=11 |pages=1072–7 |year=1999 |month=November |pmid=10574605 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *HAM56.<ref name=pmid10574605>{{cite journal |author=Pernick NL, DaSilva M, Gangi MD, Crissman J, Adsay V |title="Histiocytic markers" in melanoma |journal=Mod. Pathol. |volume=12 |issue=11 |pages=1072–7 |year=1999 |month=November |pmid=10574605 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*CD163.<ref>URL: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/605545 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/605545]. Accessed on: 3 February 2011.</ref> | |||
*MAC387.<ref>URL: [http://www.abcam.com/Macrophage-antibody-MAC387-FITC-ab7429.html http://www.abcam.com/Macrophage-antibody-MAC387-FITC-ab7429.html]. Accessed on: 3 February 2011.</ref><ref>URL: [http://www.abcam.com/Macrophage-antibody-MAC387-ab49408.html http://www.abcam.com/Macrophage-antibody-MAC387-ab49408.html]. Accessed on: 3 February 2011.</ref> | |||
*CD207 (AKA Langerin) -- +ve in Langerhans histocytes.<ref>URL: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/604862 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/604862]. Accessed on: 2 February 2011.</ref> | |||
==One organ | ==One organ versus another== | ||
===Cervix | ===Cervix versus uterus=== | ||
*Cervix (typically): CEA +ve,<ref name=pmid12647218>{{cite journal |author=Alkushi A, Irving J, Hsu F, ''et al.'' |title=Immunoprofile of cervical and endometrial adenocarcinomas using a tissue microarray |journal=Virchows Arch. |volume=442 |issue=3 |pages=271-7 |year=2003 |month=March |pmid=12647218 |doi=10.1007/s00428-002-0752-4 |url=}}</ref> p16 +ve. | *Cervix (typically): CEA +ve,<ref name=pmid12647218>{{cite journal |author=Alkushi A, Irving J, Hsu F, ''et al.'' |title=Immunoprofile of cervical and endometrial adenocarcinomas using a tissue microarray |journal=Virchows Arch. |volume=442 |issue=3 |pages=271-7 |year=2003 |month=March |pmid=12647218 |doi=10.1007/s00428-002-0752-4 |url=}}</ref> p16 +ve. | ||
** ... and ER -ve, PR -ve, vimentin -ve. | ** ... and ER -ve, PR -ve, vimentin -ve. | ||
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** ... and CEA -ve, p16 -ve. | ** ... and CEA -ve, p16 -ve. | ||
===Liver versus bile duct=== | |||
===Liver | |||
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) vs. hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC):<ref name=pmid19173916>[Evaluation of immunohistochemical markers for differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma from intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma] Dong H, Cong WL, Zhu ZZ, Wang B, Xian ZH, Yu H. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi. 2008 Sep;30(9):702-5. Chinese. PMID 19173916.</ref> | Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) vs. hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC):<ref name=pmid19173916>[Evaluation of immunohistochemical markers for differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma from intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma] Dong H, Cong WL, Zhu ZZ, Wang B, Xian ZH, Yu H. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi. 2008 Sep;30(9):702-5. Chinese. PMID 19173916.</ref> | ||
*ICC: CK19 (92.5%), MUC-1 (73.8%) +ve. | *ICC: [[CK19]] (92.5%), [[MUC-1]] (73.8%) +ve. | ||
*HCC: HepPar-1 (85.6%), CD34 (87.8%) +ve. | *HCC: HepPar-1 (85.6%), CD34 (87.8%) +ve. | ||
===Prostate versus bladder=== | |||
Prostate adenocarcinoma vs. urothelial carcinoma: | |||
*Prostate adenocarcinoma: PSA +ve, PSAP +ve, AR +ve, CK7 -ve, CK20 -ve, GATA3 -ve. | |||
*Urothelial carcinoma: [[GATA3]] +ve, CK7 +ve, CK20 +ve, PSA -ve, PSAP -ve, AR -ve. | |||
===Breast versus ovary=== | |||
Breast carcinoma versus ovarian carcinoma: | |||
*Ovary: [[WT-1]] +ve, [[PAX8]] +ve.<ref name=pmid18724243>{{Cite journal | last1 = Nonaka | first1 = D. | last2 = Chiriboga | first2 = L. | last3 = Soslow | first3 = RA. | title = Expression of pax8 as a useful marker in distinguishing ovarian carcinomas from mammary carcinomas. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 32 | issue = 10 | pages = 1566-71 | month = Oct | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31816d71ad | PMID = 18724243 }}</ref> | |||
*Breast: mammaglobin +ve,<ref name=pmid18753974>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kanner | first1 = WA. | last2 = Galgano | first2 = MT. | last3 = Stoler | first3 = MH. | last4 = Mills | first4 = SE. | last5 = Atkins | first5 = KA. | title = Distinguishing breast carcinoma from Müllerian serous carcinoma with mammaglobin and mesothelin. | journal = Int J Gynecol Pathol | volume = 27 | issue = 4 | pages = 491-5 | month = Oct | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1097/PGP.0b013e31817d5340 | PMID = 18753974 }}</ref> BRST2 +ve. | |||
==Lymphomas== | ==Lymphomas== | ||
This is covered more extensively in the ''[[lymphoma]]'' article. | |||
===Lymphocytes=== | ===Lymphocytes=== | ||
*CD45 (AKA ''common leukocyte antigen''). | *CD45 ([[AKA]] ''common leukocyte antigen''). | ||
===B-cells=== | ===B-cells=== | ||
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===Specific entities=== | ===Specific entities=== | ||
====Follicular lymphoma==== | ====[[Follicular lymphoma]]==== | ||
*CD10 +ve, BCL6 +ve. | *CD10 +ve, BCL6 +ve. | ||
====CLL==== | ====CLL==== | ||
*CD5 +ve, CD23 +ve. | *CD5 +ve, [[CD23]] +ve. | ||
====Mantle cell lymphoma==== | ====[[Mantle cell lymphoma]]==== | ||
*Cyclin D1 +ve. | *Cyclin D1 +ve. | ||
**[[AKA]] Bcl-1.<ref>URL: [http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Genes/BCL1.html http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Genes/BCL1.html]. Accessed on: 17 December 2010.</ref> | |||
====Hodgkin's lymphoma==== | ====Hodgkin's lymphoma==== | ||
This is covered more extensively in the ''[[Hodgkin lymphoma]]'' article. | |||
Classic types: | Classic types: | ||
*CD30 Reed-Sternberg cells (RSCs) +ve ~98%.<ref name=Ref_WMSP567>{{Ref WMSP|567}}</ref> | *CD30 Reed-Sternberg cells (RSCs) +ve ~98%.<ref name=Ref_WMSP567>{{Ref WMSP|567}}</ref> | ||
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==Germ cell tumours== | ==Germ cell tumours== | ||
===Seminoma=== | {{Main|Germ cell tumours}} | ||
===[[Seminoma]]=== | |||
*D2-40 +ve.<ref name=pmid18045648/> | *D2-40 +ve.<ref name=pmid18045648/> | ||
* | *OCT4 +ve. | ||
===Embryonal carcinoma=== | ===[[Embryonal carcinoma]]=== | ||
*CD30 +ve - cytoplasm, cell membrane, Golgi. | *CD30 +ve - cytoplasm, cell membrane, Golgi. | ||
**Rarely positive in seminoma. | **Rarely positive in seminoma. | ||
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*AE1/AE3 +ve. | *AE1/AE3 +ve. | ||
===Yolk sac tumour (endodermal sinus tumour)=== | ===[[Yolk sac tumour]] (endodermal sinus tumour)=== | ||
*AFP (alpha fetoprotein). | *AFP (alpha fetoprotein). | ||
===Choriocarcinoma=== | ===[[Choriocarcinoma]]=== | ||
*beta-hCG. | *beta-hCG. | ||
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*D2-40 = seminoma. | *D2-40 = seminoma. | ||
== | ==Spindle cell lesions== | ||
{{Main|Spindle cell lesions}} | |||
*CD34 - [[GIST]], angiosarcoma, Kaposi sarcoma, solitary fibrous tumour/hemangiopericytoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP). | Abbreviated spindle cell panel (memory device ''SCADS''): | ||
*S100. | |||
*CD34. | |||
*AE1/AE3. | |||
*Desmin. | |||
*SMA. | |||
A [[MFH]] panel: | |||
*CD34 - [[GIST]], [[angiosarcoma]], [[Kaposi sarcoma]], [[solitary fibrous tumour]]/[[hemangiopericytoma]], [[dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans]] (DFSP), [[spindle cell lipoma]]. | |||
*S-100 - neural differentiation, melanoma. | *S-100 - neural differentiation, melanoma. | ||
*Desmin - smooth muscle. | *Desmin - smooth muscle. | ||
*MIB1 - proliferation marker (target is Ki-67 protein). | *[[MIB1]] - proliferation marker (target is [[Ki-67]] protein). | ||
*CD99 - blue small cell tumours, membranous staining EWS. | *CD99 - blue small cell tumours, membranous staining [[EWS]]. | ||
*BCL2 - synovial sarcoma, [[small cell lymphomas]], spindle cell lipoma.<ref name=Ref_DCHH107>{{Ref DCHH|107}}</ref><ref>URL: [http://ajp.amjpathol.org/cgi/content/full/160/3/759 http://ajp.amjpathol.org/cgi/content/full/160/3/759]. Accessed on: 3 August 2010.</ref> | *BCL2 - [[synovial sarcoma]], [[small cell lymphomas]], spindle cell lipoma.<ref name=Ref_DCHH107>{{Ref DCHH|107}}</ref><ref>URL: [http://ajp.amjpathol.org/cgi/content/full/160/3/759 http://ajp.amjpathol.org/cgi/content/full/160/3/759]. Accessed on: 3 August 2010.</ref> | ||
*PGP 9.5. | *PGP 9.5. | ||
*SMMS - smooth muscle. | *SMMS - smooth muscle. | ||
*Caldesmon - muscle. | *Caldesmon - muscle. | ||
*PDGFR - GIST. | *PDGFR - GIST. | ||
*[[STAT6]] - [[Hemangiopericytoma]]/SFT. | |||
==Muscle markers== | ==Muscle markers== | ||
*Desmin - all three types. | *Desmin - all three types. | ||
* | *H-caldesmon - smooth muscle - most [[specificity|specific]]. | ||
*Smooth muscle | *Smooth muscle actin (SMA) - smooth muscle. | ||
*MyoD1 - skeletal muscle. | *MyoD1 - skeletal muscle. | ||
*Smooth muscle myosin (abbreviated SMMS). | |||
==Proliferation markers== | ==Proliferation markers== | ||
*MIB1 - an antibody against the protein ''Ki-67'' (a protein expressed in proliferating cells). | *MIB1 - an antibody against the protein ''Ki-67'' (a protein expressed in proliferating cells). | ||
Notes: | |||
*Ki-67 is found in lymphocytes - these are a positive control; lymphocytes should ''not'' be confused for (positive) tumour cells.<ref name=pmid22517707>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hadzi-Mihailovic | first1 = M. | last2 = Cakic | first2 = S. | last3 = Jankovic | first3 = S. | last4 = Raybaud | first4 = H. | last5 = Nedeljkovic | first5 = N. | last6 = Jankovic | first6 = L. | title = Ki-67 expression in oral lichen planus. | journal = J BUON | volume = 17 | issue = 1 | pages = 132-7 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 22517707 }}</ref> | |||
*''MIB1'' should not be confused with ''mindbomb homolog 1'' (''MIB-1''), a gene that regulates [[apoptosis]].<ref>[http://www.genenames.org/data/hgnc_data.php?hgnc_id=21086 http://www.genenames.org/data/hgnc_data.php?hgnc_id=21086]</ref> | |||
==Carcinomas== | ==Carcinomas== | ||
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*[[endometrium|Endometrial]]. | *[[endometrium|Endometrial]]. | ||
*[[lung tumours|Lung]] (adenocarcinoma). | *[[lung tumours|Lung]] (adenocarcinoma). | ||
* | *[[Mesothelioma]]. | ||
*[[Salivary gland]]. | *[[Salivary gland]]. | ||
*[[Thyroid gland]] (all). | *[[Thyroid gland]] (all). | ||
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====CK7- CK20+==== | ====CK7- CK20+==== | ||
*Colorectal adenocarcinoma. | *[[Colorectal tumours|Colorectal adenocarcinoma]]. | ||
*Merkel cell | *[[Merkel cell carcinoma]]. | ||
====CK7+ CK20+==== | ====CK7+ CK20+==== | ||
*Pancreatic adenocarcinoma. | *[[Pancreatic adenocarcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Ovary]], mucinous subtype. | *[[Ovary]], mucinous subtype. | ||
*Occasionally gastric adenocarcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma. | *Occasionally gastric adenocarcinoma, [[cholangiocarcinoma]]. | ||
*Transitional cell carcinoma | *"[[Transitional cell carcinoma]]" (urothelial cell carcinoma).§ | ||
* | *[[Esophageal adenocarcinoma]]. | ||
Mnemonic: ''POOTE''. | Mnemonic: ''POOTE''. | ||
Note: | |||
*§ - [[Transitional cell carcinoma of the ovary]] is usu. CK20 -ve.<ref name=pmid21073751>{{Cite journal | last1 = Tazi | first1 = EM. | last2 = Lalya | first2 = I. | last3 = Tazi | first3 = MF. | last4 = Ahellal | first4 = Y. | last5 = M'rabti | first5 = H. | last6 = Errihani | first6 = H. | title = Transitional cell carcinoma of the ovary: a rare case and review of literature. | journal = World J Surg Oncol | volume = 8 | issue = | pages = 98 | month = | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1186/1477-7819-8-98 | PMID = 21073751 }}</ref> | |||
====CK7- CK20-==== | ====CK7- CK20-==== | ||
*Neuroendocrine lung (small cell carcinoma). | *Neuroendocrine lung (small cell carcinoma). | ||
*Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). | *[[Adrenocortical carcinoma]] (ACC). | ||
*Squamous cell carcinoma (all sites of the body). | *[[Squamous cell carcinoma]] (all sites of the body). | ||
*Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). | *[[Hepatocellular carcinoma]] (HCC). | ||
*[[Thymoma]]. | *[[Thymoma]]. | ||
*Urogenital tumours - [[germ cell tumour]]s. | *Urogenital tumours - [[germ cell tumour]]s. | ||
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Mnemonic: ''NASH TURP''. | Mnemonic: ''NASH TURP''. | ||
==Vimentin | ==Vimentin and cytokeratin positivity== | ||
{{Main|Vimentin#Vimentin_and_cytokeratin_positivity}} | |||
A few tumours are positive for both vimentin and cytokeratins. | A few tumours are positive for both vimentin and cytokeratins. | ||
*[[ | ==Sarcomas and cytokeratins== | ||
*[[ | {{Main|Keratins}} | ||
* | Most sarcomas are cytokeratin negative. | ||
*[[ | |||
* | Exceptions - classic: | ||
*[[Angiosarcoma]], epithelioid. | |||
*[[Synovial sarcoma]]. | |||
*[[Chordoma]]. | |||
*[[Desmoplastic small round cell tumour]]. | |||
*[[Epithelioid sarcoma]]. | |||
Others: | |||
*[[Leiomyosarcoma]]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Stains]]. | |||
*[[Quality]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://surgpathcriteria.stanford.edu/IPOXHandout.pdf Stanford Surgical Pathology IHC guide] - standford.edu. | *[http://surgpathcriteria.stanford.edu/IPOXHandout.pdf Stanford Surgical Pathology IHC guide] - standford.edu. | ||
*[http://www.nordiqc.org/ Nordic IHC quality control]. | |||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDnp14nnNC4 How to Interpret Vimentin Immunostain (youtube.com)]. | |||
[[Category:Immunohistochemistry]] | [[Category:Immunohistochemistry]] |