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==Immunohistochemistry ordering== | ==Immunohistochemistry ordering== | ||
The main approaches to immunohistochemistry ordering are: | The main approaches to immunohistochemistry ordering are: | ||
*If there is '''insufficient tissue''' left for immunohistochemistry after standard (usually H&E) staining, you can potentially ask a histotechnologist to destain a glass slide and subsequently perform IHC on that slide. | *If there is '''insufficient tissue''' left for immunohistochemistry after standard (usually H&E) staining, you can potentially ask a histotechnologist to destain a glass slide and subsequently perform IHC on that slide. For small specimens, if you predict that there will be several stainsin the near future, order extra unstained slides upfront (since there is always a bit of a waste of tissue at the microtome if the paraffin block needs to be remounted and cut later). | ||
*Look for a specified '''panel''' for the presentation at hand. For example, for an undifferentiated tumor with no clear lineage differentiation, an initial panel of cytokeratin (CK), S100, vimentin and LCA (CD45) can be used.<ref name="pmid25427040">{{cite journal| author=Lin F, Liu H| title=Immunohistochemistry in undifferentiated neoplasm/tumor of uncertain origin. | journal=Arch Pathol Lab Med | year= 2014 | volume= 138 | issue= 12 | pages= 1583-610 | pmid=25427040 | doi=10.5858/arpa.2014-0061-RA | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25427040 }} </ref> | *Look for a specified '''panel''' for the presentation at hand. For example, for an undifferentiated tumor with no clear lineage differentiation, an initial panel of cytokeratin (CK), S100, vimentin and LCA (CD45) can be used.<ref name="pmid25427040">{{cite journal| author=Lin F, Liu H| title=Immunohistochemistry in undifferentiated neoplasm/tumor of uncertain origin. | journal=Arch Pathol Lab Med | year= 2014 | volume= 138 | issue= 12 | pages= 1583-610 | pmid=25427040 | doi=10.5858/arpa.2014-0061-RA | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25427040 }} </ref> | ||
*Coming up with the most relevant '''differential diagnoses''' for the case at hand, and find the immunohistochemistry stains that best distinguish them. Immunohistochemistry profiles for diseases and conditions, as well as their main differential diagnoses, is generally found at '''[https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/ Pathology Outlines]''', or you can pay for a subscription to '''[https://www.immunoquery.com/ ImmunoQuery]'''{{ImmunoQuery COI declaration}}: | *Coming up with the most relevant '''differential diagnoses''' for the case at hand, and find the immunohistochemistry stains that best distinguish them. Immunohistochemistry profiles for diseases and conditions, as well as their main differential diagnoses, is generally found at '''[https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/ Pathology Outlines]''', or you can pay for a subscription to '''[https://www.immunoquery.com/ ImmunoQuery]'''{{ImmunoQuery COI declaration}}: | ||