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[[File:Main staining patterns on immunohistochemistry.jpg|thumb|270px|Main staining patterns.]] | [[File:Main staining patterns on immunohistochemistry.jpg|thumb|270px|Main staining patterns.]] | ||
[[File:Immunohistochemistry for p16 in uterine papillary serous adenocarcinoma showing both nuclear and cytoplasmic staining.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Immunohistochemistry for p16 in uterine papillary serous adenocarcinoma showing both nuclear and cytoplasmic staining.jpg|thumb|160px|'''"Block" staining''': strong nuclear and cytoplasmic expression in a continuous segment of cells.<ref>Image by Mikael Häggström, MD. Reference for terminology: {{cite web|url=https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainsp16.html|title=p16|website=Pathology Outlines|author=Anjelica Hodgson, M.D., Carlos Parra-Herran, M.D.}} Last staff update: 25 January 2024</ref>]] | ||
When [[learning pathology]], the percentages by which immunohistochemistry (IHC) results are positive or negative for various diseases are generally easily looked up when needed, so what a pathologist needs to learn is mainly '''how to select''' the optimal immunohistochemistry panels in the first place for various presentations where the diagnosis is unknown. | When [[learning pathology]], the percentages by which immunohistochemistry (IHC) results are positive or negative for various diseases are generally easily looked up when needed, so what a pathologist needs to learn is mainly '''how to select''' the optimal immunohistochemistry panels in the first place for various presentations where the diagnosis is unknown. | ||