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'''Cytokeratin 20''', abbreviated '''CK20''', is a commonly used [[immunostain]]. It is also known as '''keratin 20'''. | '''Cytokeratin 20''', abbreviated '''CK20''', is a commonly used [[immunostain]]. It is also known as '''keratin 20'''. | ||
* | ==Positive== | ||
*Virtually all [[colorectal carcinoma]]s.<ref name=pmid11007036>{{Cite journal | last1 = Chu | first1 = P. | last2 = Wu | first2 = E. | last3 = Weiss | first3 = LM. | title = Cytokeratin 7 and cytokeratin 20 expression in epithelial neoplasms: a survey of 435 cases. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 13 | issue = 9 | pages = 962-72 | month = Sep | year = 2000 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.3880175 | PMID = 11007036 }}</ref> | |||
*[[Merkel cell carcinoma]] - perinuclear dot-like pattern. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 08:14, 13 September 2014
CK20 staining in small intestine.
Cytokeratin 20, abbreviated CK20, is a commonly used immunostain. It is also known as keratin 20.
Positive
- Virtually all colorectal carcinomas.[1]
- Merkel cell carcinoma - perinuclear dot-like pattern.
See also
References
- ↑ Chu, P.; Wu, E.; Weiss, LM. (Sep 2000). "Cytokeratin 7 and cytokeratin 20 expression in epithelial neoplasms: a survey of 435 cases.". Mod Pathol 13 (9): 962-72. doi:10.1038/modpathol.3880175. PMID 11007036.