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It has moderate [[sensitivity]] (72%) and [[specificity]] (79%) for [[renal cell carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid17721277>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Bakshi | first1 = N. | last2 = Kunju | first2 = LP. | last3 = Giordano | first3 = T. | last4 = Shah | first4 = RB. | title = Expression of renal cell carcinoma antigen (RCC) in renal epithelial and nonrenal tumors: diagnostic Implications. | journal = Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol | volume = 15 | issue = 3 | pages = 310-5 | month = Sep | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1097/01.pai.0000213144.70148.8e | PMID = 17721277 }}</ref>  In a [[metastasis|metastatic]] setting its sensitivity is 40%.<ref name=pmid17721277/>
It has moderate [[sensitivity]] (72%) and [[specificity]] (79%) for [[renal cell carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid17721277>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Bakshi | first1 = N. | last2 = Kunju | first2 = LP. | last3 = Giordano | first3 = T. | last4 = Shah | first4 = RB. | title = Expression of renal cell carcinoma antigen (RCC) in renal epithelial and nonrenal tumors: diagnostic Implications. | journal = Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol | volume = 15 | issue = 3 | pages = 310-5 | month = Sep | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1097/01.pai.0000213144.70148.8e | PMID = 17721277 }}</ref>  In a [[metastasis|metastatic]] setting its sensitivity is 40%.<ref name=pmid17721277/>
==See also==
*[[Carbonic anhydrase IX]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:43, 15 December 2016

RCC is a common immunostain.

It has moderate sensitivity (72%) and specificity (79%) for renal cell carcinoma.[1] In a metastatic setting its sensitivity is 40%.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bakshi, N.; Kunju, LP.; Giordano, T.; Shah, RB. (Sep 2007). "Expression of renal cell carcinoma antigen (RCC) in renal epithelial and nonrenal tumors: diagnostic Implications.". Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 15 (3): 310-5. doi:10.1097/01.pai.0000213144.70148.8e. PMID 17721277.