Stains
This article deals with stains. H&E isn't the only stain out there.
Non-H&E stains are often referred to as special stains.
Where to start...
Principles
When considering additional (i.e. special) stains one should (in order) do the following:[1]
- Make sure one has exhausted the clinical history; history is considered the best special stain.
- Special stains (below).
- Immunohistochemistry (dealt with in a separate article).
- Molecular testing, electron microscopy.
Common stains
- H&E stain.
- PAS stain.
- PAS-D stain.
- AFB stains, e.g. Ziehl-Neelsen stain.
- Congo red.
- GMS stain.
- Gram stain.
Immunohistochemistry
General
- Abbreviated IHC.
Interpretation
Simple version:
- Positive is (usually): brown.
- Negative tissue is: light blue.
Important notes:
- One has to know where the target (of the antibody) is supposed to be, i.e. cytoplasm vs. cell membrane.
- The edge of the tissue may have light staining - edge effect.
- If everything is brown... suspect that it didn't work.
- In some situations you're blessed with an internal control, e.g. in renal tumours CD10 will stain RCC and the proximal tubule, in GISTs - CD117 the mast cells are positive.
Work-up of infection
It often not possible to be definitive by staining.[2]
Basic panel:
- Gram stain - for bacteria.
- GMS stain - fungal stain.
- PAS (or PAS-D) - fungal stain.
Fungi
Fungi are a type of microorganisms. They are seen by pathologist every once in a while.
Specific stains
What follows is a big list... of stains.
Haematoxylin and eosin stain
General
- Abbreviated H&E.
- Standard bearer in most pathology departments.
Intepretation
- Blue (haematoxylin) = nucleus.
- Pink (eosin) = cytoplasm.
Images
Basal cell carcinoma. H&E stain. (WC)
Haematoxylin phyloxin saffron stain
General
- Abbreviated HPS.
- An alternative to the H&E stain - some pathol. departments use this as their standard.
Interpretation
- Haematoxylin = blue -- stains nucleus.
- Phyloxin = pink -- stains muscle and cytoplasm.
- Saffron = yellow -- stains collagen.
- An alternative to H&E stain.
- Fibrosis is easier to see on HPS than H&E... as one can see the collagen.
Images
Periodic acid Schiff stain
- Abbreviated PAS.
Primary application
- Kidney biopsies, medical.
- Liver biopsies, medical.
- Positive in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
Utility
- Stains - lipofuscin,[3] basement membranes, fungi, glycogen, (neutral) mucin.
Interpretation
- Magenta = glycogen, mucin, fungi.
- Blue = nuclei.
Ref.:[4]
Image
Periodic acid Schiff fungal stain
- Abbreviated PASF.
Primary application
- Look for fungal organisms.
Interpretation
- Light purple = fungi.
- Light green = background.
- Washed-out light purple = Gram positive bacilli.
Note:
- This is much improved over the PAS in the context of skin, as the background is similar to the fungal organisms.
Periodic acid Schiff with diastase
- Abbreviated: PAS-D and PASD.
General
Use
- Stains mucin.
- Used to identify glycogen (together with PAS stain).
- Glycogen = clear (digested) on PAS-D.
- Glycogen = magenta on PAS.
Notes: [6]
Interpretation
- Light purple = fungi.
- Light blue/pink = background. ???
Gomori methenamine-silver stain
- Abbreviated GMS.
Note:
- GMS is "Grocott's methenamine Silver" according to WMSP.[7]
Use
- Useful for fungi.
- Pneumocystis jirovecii - cause of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP).
- Histoplasma - cause of histoplasmosis.
- Histoplasma = black, round balls.
Image
Acid-fast bacilli stains
- Abbreviated: AFB.
There are several AFB stains:
- Ziehl-Neelson stain - used to look for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- Fite stain - used to look for Mycobacterium leprae.[8]
- Auramine-rhodamine stain.
Ziehl-Neelsen stain
- Most popular acid-fast bacilli stain.
- Stains other mycobacteria -- not specific for tuberculosis.
- Stains Nocardia.[9]
Image
Fite stain
Interpretation:
- Red = AFB.
- Blue = background.
Auramine-rhodamine stain
- Fluorescent stain.
Image
Kinyoun stain
- Another AFB stain[10] - useful for cryptosporidiosis and microsporidiosis.[11]
Congo red stain
Use
- Used to look for amyloid.
- Mnemonic: CRAP = congo red amyloid protein.
- An alternate stain for amyloid is Thioflavin T.
Note:
- Thick sections (~10 micrometers) are considered a requirement for the stain to work properly.[12]
- If the section is too thin... it doesn't work.
Interpretation
- Amyloid = pink/red.
- Nuclei = blue.
Ref.:[13]
Image
Congo red staining in cerebral amyloid angiopathy. (WC)
Thioflavin T stain
Use
- Used to look for amyloid.
Interpretation
- Amyloid = green.
Image: Amyloid (inano.au.dk).
Gram stain
Use
- "It is useless for finding bacteria."[14]
- If they are to be seen... they'll be visible on H&E.
Note:
- Microbiology is better at finding organisms than pathology.
- They have one significant advantage -- if a small amount of bugs are present... they grows into a large (obviously visible) colony.
DDx for common patterns
A short list of bacteria and their characteristics:[15]
Shape\Gram stain | Positive | Negative | Variable or negative |
---|---|---|---|
Bacilli | Clostridium difficile, Bacillus anthracis, Nocardia spp. | Escherichia coli, Helicobacter pylori, Yersinia pestis, Hemophilus influenzae | Mycobacterium tuberulosis, Legionella pneumophila[16] |
Cocci | Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus | Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella catarrhalis |
Interpretation
- Purple (or blue) = Gram positive organisms.
- Red = Gram negative organisms, nuclei.[17]
- Yellow = background.
Notes:
- Many of the bacteria are quite small relative to lymphocytes; Escherichia coli is 1-2 micrometers long x 0.25 micrometers in diameter.[18]
- Epithelial cell nuclei & stromal cell nuclei may stain red.
- Memory device: purple = positive.
Images
Luxol fast blue stain
- Abbreviated LFB.
Use
- Neuropathology, myelin stain.
Intepretation
- Blue = myelinated fibers (contain lipoproteins), lipofuscin.[19]
- Lack of blue (where it ought to be) = demyelination.
- Purple = nerve cell (e.g. neuron).
- Neutrophils = pink.
Ref.:[20]
Image
Giemsa stain
Use
- Useful for finding mast cells.
- Useful for finding Donovan bodies and Leishmania.[21]
Interpretation
- Tissue is light blue/green.
Reticulin stain
Use
- Liver biopsy, medical.
- Demonstrates the reticular fibers (in cirrhosis the fibers are disrupted).
- Before IHC, reticulin was used to differentiate sarcomas from carcinomas:[22]
- Sarcomas have reticulin around each cell.
- Carcinomas have reticulin around clusters of cells.
Interpretation
- Black = reticular fibers.
- Red = nuclei.
Notes:[23]
Images
Liver. Reticulin stain. (WC)
Hepatic adenoma. Reticulin stain. (WC)
Cresyl violet stain
Use
- Used at some places (e.g. SMH) to look for Helicobacter organisms.
Interpretation
- Everything is shades of blue.
- Helicobacter stains blue.
Prussian blue stain
- AKA Perl's iron stain.
Use
- Useful for iron and hemosiderin; useful for differentiating brown pigments (melanin, lipofuscin, tattoo pigment, hemosiderin).
Interpretation
- Blue = iron.
Image:
Notes:
- Described well by vetmed.vt.edu.[24]
- DDx of brown pigment: Fontana-Masson (melanin), Kluver-Barrera stain (lipofuscin).
Images
Liver hemosiderosis. Prussian blue stain. (WC/Nephron)
Kluver-Barrera stain
Combination of:
- Luxol Fast Blue,
- Cresyl Violet,
- Special component for lipofuscin.
Use
- Useful for differentiating brown pigments (melanin, lipofuscin, tattoo pigment, hemosiderin).
- Stains lipofuscin.
Notes:
- PAS also stains lipofuscin and is more commonly available.
Interpretation
- Blue pigmented granules = lipofuscin.
Notes:
- Described well by vetmed.vt.edu.[25]
- DDx of brown pigment: Fontana-Masson (melanin), Prussian blue stain (hemosiderin).
Oil red O stain
Use
- Stains adipose tissue.
- Uncommon.
Notes:
- Must be done on fresh tissue, i.e. it cannot be fixed in formalin.
Interpretation
- Red = fat.
Images
Warthin-Starry stain
Background:
- Developed by a bunch of pathologists in Michigan to look for spirochetes.[26]
Use
- Find spirochetes, e.g. syphilis (Treponema pallidum),[27] cat-scratch disease (Bartonella henselae).
- Find Helicobacter spp., e.g. Helicobacter pylori -- Mount Sinai Hospital.[28]
Interpretation:[29]
- Spirochetes - black.
- Background - yellow.
Image
Notes:
- Considered a "dirty" stain - picks-up junk in the background.[30]
Dieterle stain
Considered a variant of the Steiner stain.[31]
Use
- Find spirochetes, e.g. syphilis (Treponema pallidum),[32] donovan bodies (leishmaniasis),[33] Helicobacter pylori and Bartonella henselae (Cat-scratch disease).[34]
Interpretation
- Spirochetes - black.
- Background - yellow.
Images
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Bielschowsky stain
Abbreviated: Biel stain.
Use
- Stains glial tissue, i.e. brain.
- Demonstrates neurofibrillary tangles, senile plaques (as in Alzheimer's disease).
Interpretation
- Black = axons, tangles, plaques.
- Brown/dark brown = plaque, vascular amyloid.
- Yellow/brown = other.
Ref.: [35]
Image
Mucicarmine stain
- Stains some mucins... uses the dye carmine.
Use
- Identify mucin.
- Malignant cells that produce mucin... carcinomas.[36]
Interpretation
- Carmine with metanil yellow and Weigert's Hematoxylin:[37]
- Blue/black = nucleus.
- Yellow = background.
- Red = mucin.[38]
Images
Cryptococcosis. Mucicarmine stain. (WC/CDC)
www:
- Mucicarmine stained bowel (medschool.lsuhsc.edu).
- Mucicarmine stained pancreatic adenosquamous carcinoma (nature.com).
Alcian blue stain
General
- Stains acidic mucin (pH=2.5); Alcian blue = Acidic.
- A variant uses pH=1.0.[7]
Note:
- Alcian blue (not otherwise specified) usu. refers to the pH=2.5.[39]
Use
- Identify intestinal metaplasia in the stomach and esophagus -- goblets = blue.
Note:
- Esophageal submucosal glands - alcian blue positive.
Interpretation
- Blue = acidic mucins.[40]
Notes:
- Mucin stains:
Image
Barrett's type mucosa. Alcian blue stain. (WC/AFIP)
Barrett's type mucosa. Alcian blue stain. (WC/AFIP)
Movat's stain
Use
- Myxomatous degeneration of cardiac valves.
Components
Interpretation of Movat stain
- Black = nuclei and elastic fibers.
- Yellow = collagen and reticular fibers.
- Blue = mucin, ground substance.
- Red (intense) = fibrin.
- Red = muscle.
Reference: [42]
How to remember? A.: Primary colours (red, blue, yellow) + black.
Images
Masson's trichrome stain
- Should not be confused with the Mallory trichrome stain.
- May be referred to as trichrome stain.
General
- Collagen vs. muscle.
Interpretation
- Black = nuclei.
- Red = muscle (smooth muscle actin).
- Baby blue = collagen.
Notes: [43]
Elastic trichrome stain
General:
- "Elastic trichrome" is one important variant of Masson's trichrome.
Interpretation - as above in Masson's trichrome - plus:
- Black = nuclei and elastin.
Mallory trichome stain
- Should not be confused with Masson trichrome stain.
- May be referred to as trichrome stain.
General
- Collagen vs. muscle.
- May be done with elastin.
Site
- Kidney Bx (to assess for fibrosis).
- Considered better than the Masson trichrome stain.
- Liver Bx (to assess for cirrhosis).
- Cardiovascular/lung (to see differentiate the layers of the arteries, and arteries from veins).
Interpretation
- Black = nuclei.
- Red = muscle (smooth muscle actin).
- Green = collagen.
Image
Cirrhosis. Mallory trichrome. (WC/Nephron)
Haematoxylin orcein phyloxin saffron stain
Interpretation
- Blue (haematoxylin) = nuclei.
- Black (orcein) = elastin.
- Red (phyloxin) = muscle.
- Yellow (saffron) = collagen.
Jones stain
Use
- Visualize basement membrane in kidney biopsies.
- Especially useful for the diagnosis of membranous nephropathy (MN).
Interpretation
- Black = basement membrane.
- Blue = nuclei.
- Pink = other structures/background.
Notes:[46]
Images
MN demonstrated with a MPAS - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Hale's colloidal iron stain
Use
- Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma vs. renal oncocytoma - chromophobe renal cell carcinoma +ve.[47]
Notes:
Interpretation
- Blue (granular cytoplasmic) staining is positive.[7]
Images:
- ChRCC Hale's colloidal iron (ultrapath.org).[48]
- ChRCC Hale's colloidal iron (diagnosticpathology.org).
Notes:
- Often described as a "fastidious" (difficult/demanding) stain.[49]
- A few staff think this is a totally useless stain.[50]
von Kossa stain
Use
- Look for calcium.
Interpretation
- Black = calcium.[7]
Toluidine blue stain
Use
- May be useful in kidney biopsies.[51][52]
- Stains mast cells, pneumocystis jirovecii.
Interpretation
- Dark blue - nuclei, mast cell granules (darker than nuclei).
- Light blue - cytoplasm.
- Red/magneta - cartilage. (???)
Refs: looks a bit sketchy[53], [54]
Image
PCP stained with toluidine blue. (WC)
www:
Romanowsky stain
- Occasionally spelled Romanowski.
- Many variants of this stain exist.
- Specimens are air-dried.
Interpretation:[55]
- Red - RBCs, eosinophil granules.
- Blue (basophilic) - lymphocyte cytoplasm.
- Purple - nuclear chromatin, neutrophil granules, platelets.
Field stain
- Variant of the Romanowsky stain for rapid processing.
- Tends to "blow-up" cell, i.e. cells are larger vis-a-vis Pap stain.
Diff-Quik
- Pronounced Diff-Quick.
- Proprietary variant of Romanowsky stain.[56]
Uses:
- Cytopathology.
- Helicobacter gastritis - organisms are dark blue against a light blue background.[57]
Wright stain
- A variant of the Romanowsky stain; popular in North American.
Use:
- Blood films.
May-Grünwald-Giemsa stain
- A variant of the Romanowsky stain; popular in Europe.
- Abbreviated MGG.
Use:
- Blood films.
- Cytopathology.
Papanicolaou stain
- Abbreviated Pap stain.
- Can be thought of as the H&E of cytopathology.
- It is a modified H&E stain.
- Specimens are fixed in ethanol.
- Good for seeing nuclear detail.
- Out-of-focus cytoplasm is translucent; allows one to focus overlapped cells in different planes.
Use
- Cytopathology.
Interpretation
- Blue/purple = nucleus.
- Green/pink = cytoplasm.
- Orange = keratin.
Image
Pap stain - urine cytology (WC)
Fontana-Masson stain
- AKA Masson-Fontana stain,[58] Fontana-Masson stain for melanin, melanin stain.
- A type of silver stain.
Stains:
- Melanin.
- "Argentaffin granules" of the digestive tract.
- Pigment deposition due to minocycline treatment.[59]
Use
- Stain for melanin.
- Used to differentiate brown pigments (lipofuscin, hemosiderin, melanin).[60]
- Many pathologists prefer IHC, i.e. Melan A over this stain.
- Used to differentiate brown pigments (lipofuscin, hemosiderin, melanin).[60]
Image:
Schmorl's stain
- Stains melanin.
- Similar to Fontana-Masson stain.
Notes:[61]
Martius scarlet blue stain
General
- Stains connective tissue and fibrin.[62]
- Abbreviated MSB.
Use:
- Look for fibrinoid necrosis in vasculitis.
Interpretation
- Muscle and fibrin - red.
- Nuclei = brown/black.
- Collagen - blue.
- Red blood cells - yellow.
Image:
Ref.:[63]
Picro-Mallory stain
General
- Find fibrin.
Interpretation[64]
- Fibrin = red.
- Erythrocytes = yellow.
- Connective tissue = blue.
Image:
Verhoeff-van Gieson stain
- AKA Elastic van Gieson stain, abbreviated EVG.
General
- Similar to Masson Trichrome & Verhoeff stain.[65]
Use:
- Examine large blood vessels.[66]
Interpretation
- Elastin = black.
- Collagen = bright red.
- Muscle = dull red.
Copper stain
General
- Used in liver biopsies.
- May be seen in Wilson's disease.
Note:
- Copper staining is a non-specific finding seen in many liver diseases; it is associated with impaired bile secretion.[67]
Interpretation
- Copper = red granules.
Images:
Shikata stain
General
- Used in medical liver biopsies - used to find copper.
Interpretation
Features:[71]
- Purple/brown = elastin fibres.
- Red = nuclei.
- Light purple = background
- ??? = Copper associated protein.
See also
References
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External links
- Procedure manuals - med.utah.edu.
- Special stains (introduction) - med.utah.edu.
- Stains - histology-world.com.