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uses: liposarcoma, melanocytic lesions (not great)
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[[Image:Endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ - p16 --- high mag.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Endocervical AIS]] showing the characteristic p16 staining.]] | [[Image:Endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ - p16 --- high mag.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Endocervical AIS]] showing the characteristic p16 staining.]] | ||
'''p16''' is a commonly used [[immunostain]]. It can be considered a surrogate marker for [[HPV]] infection. | '''p16''' is a commonly used [[immunostain]]. It can be considered a surrogate marker for [[HPV]] infection. | ||
p16, like most other "p" stains, is a nuclear stain. | p16, like most other "p" stains, is a nuclear stain. The antibody target is a cell cycle protein, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A, sometimes denoted p16<sup>INK4a</sup>. | ||
==Pattern== | ==Pattern== | ||
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*Squamous lesions of the [[uterine cervix]] - see [[HSIL]]. | *Squamous lesions of the [[uterine cervix]] - see [[HSIL]]. | ||
*Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, specifically ''[[human papillomavirus-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]]''. | *Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, specifically ''[[human papillomavirus-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]]''. | ||
*Increased expression in well-differentiated liposarcoma.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Thway | first1 = K. | last2 = Flora | first2 = R. | last3 = Shah | first3 = C. | last4 = Olmos | first4 = D. | last5 = Fisher | first5 = C. | title = Diagnostic utility of p16, CDK4, and MDM2 as an immunohistochemical panel in distinguishing well-differentiated and dedifferentiated liposarcomas from other adipocytic tumors. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 36 | issue = 3 | pages = 462-9 | month = Mar | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182417330 | PMID = 22301498 }}</ref> | |||
*Limited use in melanocytic lesions.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Koh | first1 = SS. | last2 = Cassarino | first2 = DS. | title = Immunohistochemical Expression of p16 in Melanocytic Lesions: An Updated Review and Meta-analysis. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 142 | issue = 7 | pages = 815-828 | month = Jul | year = 2018 | doi = 10.5858/arpa.2017-0435-RA | PMID = 29939777 }}</ref> | |||
===Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma=== | ===Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma=== | ||