Stains Flashcards
1
Q
Fontana stain
A
Melanoma
2
Q
Prussian blue
A
Iron stain
Positive in haemochromatosis
3
Q
Congo red
A
Amyloidosis
Apple green birefringence under polarised light
4
Q
Ziehl-Nielson stain
A
Acid-fast bacilli (e.g. mycobacteria species)
5
Q
CD45 marker
A
Lymphoid marker
6
Q
CK20 marker
A
Mature enterocytes and goblet cells in gastric and intestinal mucosa
7
Q
CD7 marker
A
Simple glandular epitheliam and transitional epithelium in lung and breast
8
Q
Rhodanine Stain
A
Wilson’s disease