B72.3

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B72.3
Immunostain in short
Use mesothelioma versus carcinoma
Normal staining pattern cytoplasmic
Positive malignant mesothelioma
Negative most carcinomas

B72.3 in an immunostain useful in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma.[1]

Use

Positive

Negative

  • Most carcinoma - stains ~3% (6 of 196[1]).

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Tandon, RT.; Jimenez-Cortez, Y.; Taub, R.; Borczuk, AC. (Feb 2018). "Immunohistochemistry in Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Single-Center Experience of 244 Cases.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 142 (2): 236-242. doi:10.5858/arpa.2017-0092-OA. PMID 29048219.