Stains Flashcards
Stains for histiocytes/ Fibrous Histiocytoma:
α1 antichymotrypsin-‐ histiocytes, Fibrous Histiocytoma
CD1a-‐ for Langerghans cells of Langerhans Cell Disease (Langerin is better)
CD32-‐ for Fibrous Histiocytoma
CD43-‐ T cells, histiocytes CD45RO-‐ T cells, histiocytes
CD68-‐ Macrophages, histiocytes (Fibrous Histiocytoma) and lysosomes of Granular Cell Tumor
CD163-‐ monocyte/ macrophage lineage Factor XIIIa
Stains for vascular markers/ vascular tumors:
Bcl-‐2-‐ Solitary fibrous tumor
CD31-‐ endothelial cells
CD34-‐ Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Hemangiopericytoma, (also: Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans) CD99-‐ + in Solitary Fibrous Tumor
Factor VIII
Lymphoma/ Leukemia Stains:
CD3-‐ T cell
CD5-‐ T cell, mantle cells, B-‐CLL/ B-‐SLL
CD10-‐ T cell, follicular B cells, Follicular Lymphoma, Burkitt Lymphoma (myc translocation t(8;14))
CD15-‐ Hodgkin’s Disease (R/S cell)
CD19-‐ B cells
CD20-‐ B cells (NOT plasma cells); “popcorn cell” in Hodgkin’s
CD22-‐ B cells but NOT plasma cells (like CD20), good for B cell neoplasms
CD23-‐ B cells, follicular dendritic cells, + in B-‐CLL/ B-‐SLL.
CD30-‐ R/S cell, activated B and T cells CD43-‐ T cells, histiocytes (+ in B-‐CLL/ B-‐SLL) CD45 (LCA)-‐ RA-‐ B cells
RB-‐ All leukocytes, but NOT plasma cells (+ in leukemias and lymphomas) RO (UCHL1)-‐ T cells, histiocytes, myeloid cells (good for T cell neoplasms)
CD56-‐ NK T cell sinonasal lymphomas (Midline Lethal Granuloma), which can also be EBV+ (???) CD70-‐ R/S cell
CD79a-‐ B cells, including plasma cells; “popcorn cell” in Hodgkin’s
CD86-‐ R/S cell
Some Specific Leukemias/ Lymphomas: (everything is Bcl-‐2 pos. except the “Ms”-‐ Mantle and MALT.
BCLL (B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia) /SLL (Small lymphocytic lymphoma)-‐ CD5, 23, 43, Bcl-‐2
Mantle cell lymphoma-‐ CD5, 20, 43, 79a, Cyclin D1, Bcl-‐1 (t(11(Bcl-‐1);14(IgH))-‐ juxtaposition of Bcl-‐1 w/ IgH promoter)
Marginal Zone (MALT Lymphomas)-‐ CD20, 21, 22 (they’re neg. for CD10) (also CD, 35, and 79a. Ki-‐67 is mostly neg.); histologically, they appear as medium-‐sized “monocytoid” cells (B cells) with “crinkled” nuclei and clear or pale staining cytoplasm (t(11;18)).
Follicular-‐ CD10, 20, 22, 23, Bcl-‐2 (also CD19, and 79a) (t(14;18-‐ the juxtaposition of Bcl-‐2 (on 18) w/ the IgH promoter(on 14)
Diffuse B cell-‐ CD20, Bcl-‐2, Bcl-‐6 (on chromo 3 (???) for some), t(14(IgH);18(Bcl-‐2))
ALCL (Anaplastic large cell lymphoma)-‐ CD3, 30, Bcl-‐2 (and CD2 and 4, which are T cell markers), also + for the ALK protein (t(2(ALK);5), creating the NPM-‐ALK fusion protein)
Unknown Lymphoproliferative Panel:
CD45
CD3, 5, 43 for T Cells (and CD56 for NK cell neoplasm)
CD20 and 79 for B Cells
CD10, Bcl-‐2 for follicular lymphoma
CD15, 30 for R/S cells
CD68 for histiocytes
CD20, 23 for dendritic cells
Κ and λ for clonality
Follicular Dendritic Cells:
CD21
CD23 (also + in B-‐CLL/ B-‐SLL)
CD35
all are + in follicular dendritic cell sarcoma
Keratins:
AE1, AE3: low molecular weight keratins (Spindle Cell Carcinoma)
CAM 5.2: low molecular weight keratin (Spindle Cell Carcinoma, Oat Cell Carcinoma of the Lung)
CK7: pos. in sinonasal or lung mets, negative in GI or Merkel Cell Carcinoma
CK20: neg. in sinonasal or lung mets, + in GI, Merkel Cell Carcinoma
CK14: oncocytic tumors
Myoepithelial markers
Myoep cells
Smooth muscle actin + S-‐100 +
Calponin + Calponin +
p63 (variable) EMA +
GFAP + Ker +
…combined with cytokeratin positivity
Myoepithelial markers:
Myoep tumors
S-‐100 +
Calponin +
EMA +
Ker +
SMA (variable, maybe lower)
AE1: Low molecular weight keratin
AE3: Low molecular weight keratin
Kermix (pancytokeratin)
Kermix (pancytokeratin)Low molecular weight keratin (seen in spindle cell carcinoma).
Two stains - Kermix (pancytokeratin)
Actin
smooth muscle-‐ leiomyoma;
AFB (Fite, Ziehl-‐Neelson):
Acid fast bacilli-‐ mycobacteria (TB, Leprosy).
Alcian Blue
Acidic mucopolysaccharides (stains them blue).
Bcl-‐1
Mantle cell lymphoma (along with Cyclin-‐D1).
Bcl-‐2
T and B-‐Cells, follicular lymphoma, solitary fibrous tumor.
Ber-‐EP4
+ in basal cell carcinoma, -‐ in ameloblastoma
C3
stains at the basement membrane in lupus.
Calponin
: Smooth muscle specific proteins (good for myoepithelial cells).
CAM5.2
Low molecular weight keratin (seen in spindle cell carcinoma, oat cell carcinoma of the lung,
other cell types of epithelial origin) (it’s actually Ker 8 and 18).
C-‐ANCA
Cytoplasmic Anti-‐Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies-‐ test for Wegener’s Granulomatosis (also P (perinuclear)-‐ANCA.
CDX2
: Intestinal epithelium; intestinal adenocarcinoma.
CD1a
Langerhan’s cell histiocytes.
CD3
T-‐Cell specific, + in ALCL.
CD4:
Mycoses fungoides, angioimmunoblastic T-‐cell lymphoma
CD5:
T-‐Cells, mantle cells, + in B-‐CLL/ B-‐SLL along with CD23; + in Mantle cell lymphoma (NOT + in MALT Lymphoma).
CD10 (a.k.a. CALLA):
T-‐Cells, follicular center B-‐Cells (+ in Follicular Lymphoma, -‐ in mantle cells); + in
Burkitt Lymphoma (t(8;14), the myc translocation); also good for Renal cell ca.
CD11c
CD25
CD103
Hairy cell leukemia.
CD15/30:
Hodgkin lymphoma (Reed-‐Sternberg cell).
CD19:
B-‐Cells.
CD20 (Leu-‐26):
Pan B-‐Cell marker (not plasma cells), “popcorn cell” in Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (a non-‐ classical R/S cell that’s – for CD15&30 and + for CD19, 20, 22, 79a and Bcl-‐6), + in MALT Lymphoma.
CD22:
B cells but NOT plasma cells (like CD20), good for B cell neoplasms; + in MALT.
CD31:
Endothelial cells (better for angiosarcoma than CD34).