TFE3
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TFE3 is an immunostain used in uropathology and soft tissue pathology.
TFE3 | |
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Immunostain in short | |
Use | screen to detect TFE3 rearrangements |
Subspeciality | urologic pathology, soft tissue pathology |
Normal staining pattern | nuclear stain |
Positive | Xp11.2 translocation carcinoma, alveolar soft part sarcoma |
Negative | normal tissues |
The reliability of the immunostain for detecting TFE3 rearrangments has been questioned by at least one study.[1]
Negative
Positive
See also
References
- ↑ "Immunohistochemistry for TFE3 lacks specificity and sensitivity in the diagnosis of TFE3-rearranged neoplasms: a comparative, 2-laboratory study". Hum Pathol 87: 65–74. May 2019. doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2019.02.008. PMID 30851332.
- ↑ URL: http://www.ihcworld.com/_newsletter/2003/focus_jul_2003.pdf. Accessed on: September 11, 2017.
- ↑ Argani, P.; Lal, P.; Hutchinson, B.; Lui, MY.; Reuter, VE.; Ladanyi, M. (Jun 2003). "Aberrant nuclear immunoreactivity for TFE3 in neoplasms with TFE3 gene fusions: a sensitive and specific immunohistochemical assay.". Am J Surg Pathol 27 (6): 750-61. PMID 12766578.
- ↑ Chamberlain BK, McClain CM, Gonzalez RS, Coffin CM, Cates JM (May 2014). "Alveolar soft part sarcoma and granular cell tumor: an immunohistochemical comparison study". Hum. Pathol. 45 (5): 1039–44. doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2013.12.021. PMID 24746209.