Tumor Markers/Specific Stains Flashcards
What tissue is indicated by positive staining for:
Vimentin
Mesenchymal tissues (fibroblasts, endothelial cells, macrophages)
What tissue is indicated by positive staining for:
S-100
Neural Crest Cells
What tissue is indicated by positive staining for:
Desmin
Muscle
What tissue is indicated by positive staining for:
Cytokeratin
Epithelial cells
What tissue is indicated by positive staining for:
GFAP
Neuroglia (astrocytes, Scwhann cells, oligodendrocytes)
What tissue is indicated by positive staining for:
Neurofilament
Neurons
What tissue is indicated by positive staining for:
PSA
Prostatic epithelium
What tissue is indicated by positive staining for:
TRAP
Tartarate resistant acid phophatase
found in hairy cell leukemia
What tissue is indicated by positive staining for:
Chromogranin
Neuroendocrine cells
What tissue is indicated by positive staining for:
Synaptophysin
Neuroendocrine cells
These examples stain positive for what?
Sarcoma, endometrial carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, meningioma
Vimentin
These examples stain positive for what?
Melanoma, schwannoma, langerhans cell histiocytosis
S-100
These examples stain positive for what?
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Desmin
These examples stain positive for what?
Squamous cell Carcinoma (and epithelial tumors)
Cytokeratin
These examples stain positive for what?
Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma
GFAP