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*The above are ''not'' very useful in individual cases. | *The above are ''not'' very useful in individual cases. | ||
*A simple pankeratin is useful for seening where epithelial cells are. | *A simple pankeratin is useful for seening where epithelial cells are. | ||
Others: | |||
*MTAP -ve.<ref name=pmid34465883>{{cite journal |authors=Dacic S |title=Pleural mesothelioma classification-update and challenges |journal=Mod Pathol |volume=35 |issue=Suppl 1 |pages=51–56 |date=January 2022 |pmid=34465883 |doi=10.1038/s41379-021-00895-7 |url=}}</ref> | |||
**May not be sensitive and specific for peritoneal mesothelioma.{{fact}} | |||
===Mesothelioma versus adenocarcinoma=== | ===Mesothelioma versus adenocarcinoma=== | ||
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*[[CD138]] +ve. | *[[CD138]] +ve. | ||
**Usually -ve in mesothelioma.<ref name=pmid12866374>{{Cite journal | last1 = Chu | first1 = PG. | last2 = Arber | first2 = DA. | last3 = Weiss | first3 = LM. | title = Expression of T/NK-cell and plasma cell antigens in nonhematopoietic epithelioid neoplasms. An immunohistochemical study of 447 cases. | journal = Am J Clin Pathol | volume = 120 | issue = 1 | pages = 64-70 | month = Jul | year = 2003 | doi = 10.1309/48KC-17WA-U69B-TBXQ | PMID = 12866374 }}</ref> | **Usually -ve in mesothelioma.<ref name=pmid12866374>{{Cite journal | last1 = Chu | first1 = PG. | last2 = Arber | first2 = DA. | last3 = Weiss | first3 = LM. | title = Expression of T/NK-cell and plasma cell antigens in nonhematopoietic epithelioid neoplasms. An immunohistochemical study of 447 cases. | journal = Am J Clin Pathol | volume = 120 | issue = 1 | pages = 64-70 | month = Jul | year = 2003 | doi = 10.1309/48KC-17WA-U69B-TBXQ | PMID = 12866374 }}</ref> | ||
==Molecular== | ==Molecular== | ||