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Request a red rather than brown chromogen in heavily pigmented lesions, such as in some [[melanoma]]s. | Request a red rather than brown chromogen in heavily pigmented lesions, such as in some [[melanoma]]s. | ||
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The main methods for | First be familiar with which cells on the slide are being evaluated, such as first looking at a slide with standard staining (usually H&E) to avoid counting background cells. | ||
==Interpretation== | |||
The main methods for interpreting immunohistochemistry results are: | |||
*Looking up each differential diagnosis at for example '''[https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/ Pathology Outlines]''' and comparing their expected staining to see which entity is most likely. | *Looking up each differential diagnosis at for example '''[https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/ Pathology Outlines]''' and comparing their expected staining to see which entity is most likely. | ||
*Paying for a subscription to '''ImmunoQuery''',{{ImmunoQuery COI declaration}} where you can enter immunohistochemistry results and generate a list of most likely conditions with that profile. | *Paying for a subscription to '''ImmunoQuery''',{{ImmunoQuery COI declaration}} where you can enter immunohistochemistry results and generate a list of most likely conditions with that profile. | ||