Immunohistochemical stains for IF?

Question 1

Cancer of Connective Tissue? What does this tissue stain for?

Answer 1

Sarcomas, Connective Tissue

Vimentin makes Very strong Connective Tissue

Question 2

Cancer of Muscle? What do these tissues stain for?

Answer 2

Myosarcomas

DesMin stains for Muscles and Myoscarcomas

Question 3

Cancer of Epithelial cells? What do these cells stain for?

Answer 3

Carcinoma, Cytokeratin

Cytokeratin is stained in Cosmetics

Question 4

Tumor of Neuroglia? What do these cells stain for?

Answer 4

Astrocytomas, GFAP

NeuroGlia is for GFAP

Question 5

Tumor of Neurons? What do these cells stain for?

Answer 5

Neuroblastomas, Neurofilaments

Question 6

Tumors of Neuroendocrine? What do these cells stain for?

Answer 6

SCLC>Carcinoid

Chromagranin A

Question 7

Carcinomas like to go?

Answer 7

to Lymph Nodes

Question 8

Sarcomas like to go?

Answer 8

Hematogenously