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[[Image:Prostate carcinoma with inflammation - panker -- low mag.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Pankeratin immunostain showing benign prostatic glands (left of image) and prostatic carcinoma]] (right of image).]]
'''Pankeratin''' (abbreviated '''panker'''), also known as '''pancytokeratin''', refers to an [[immunostain]] that markers abroad array of keratins.
'''Pankeratin''' (abbreviated '''panker'''), also known as '''pancytokeratin''', refers to an [[immunostain]] that markers abroad array of keratins.



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Pankeratin immunostain showing benign prostatic glands (left of image) and prostatic carcinoma

(right of image).]]

Pankeratin (abbreviated panker), also known as pancytokeratin, refers to an immunostain that markers abroad array of keratins.

Several pankeratins exists;[1] thus, pankeratin as a descriptor is not very specific.

To confuse things further keratin may be used as a synonym.

Several pankeratins:

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Xu, X.; Roberts, SA.; Pasha, TL.; Zhang, PJ. (Sep 2000). "Undesirable cytokeratin immunoreactivity of native nonepithelial cells in sentinel lymph nodes from patients with breast carcinoma.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 124 (9): 1310-3. doi:10.1043/0003-9985(2000)124<1310:UCIONN>2.0.CO;2. PMID 10975928.