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==Germ cell tumours==
==Germ cell tumours==
===Seminoma===
===Seminoma===
*D2-40.<ref name=pmid18045648/>
*D2-40 +ve.<ref name=pmid18045648/>
*OCT 3/4 +ve.


===Embryonal carcinoma===
===Embryonal carcinoma===
*CD30+ - cytoplasm, cell membrane, Golgi.
*CD30 +ve - cytoplasm, cell membrane, Golgi.
**NOT positive in seminoma.
**Rarely positive in seminoma.
*CK7 +ve.<ref name=pmid10761461>{{cite journal |author=Cheville JC, Rao S, Iczkowski KA, Lohse CM, Pankratz VS |title=Cytokeratin expression in seminoma of the human testis |journal=Am. J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=113 |issue=4 |pages=583–8 |year=2000 |month=April |pmid=10761461 |doi=10.1309/3QLC-5MF1-JYXU-A5XX |url=}}</ref>
*AE1/AE3 +ve.


===Yolk sac tumour (endodermal sinus tumour)===
===Yolk sac tumour (endodermal sinus tumour)===
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*beta-hCG.
*beta-hCG.


===Mnemonic===
===Bare bones mnemonic for GCTs===
The germ cell tumour (GCT) IHC mnemonic ''ABCD'':  
The germ cell tumour (GCT) IHC mnemonic ''ABCD'':  
*AFP = yolk sac tumour.
*AFP = yolk sac tumour.
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