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. 2009 Nov 20;4(11):e7932. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007932

Table 2. Immunohistochemical Staining Results on Pineal Parenchymal Tumors.

Case Number Tumor Age (years) Gender CRX GFAP Synaptophysin
1 Pineocytoma 71 Female 2+ 0 5+
2 Pineocytoma 56 Female 4+ 0 4+
3 Pineocytoma 61 Male 4+ 0 4+
4 Pineocytoma 54 Male 4+ 3+ 2+
5 PPTID 2 Male 4+ 0 4+
6 PPTID 30 Male 2+ 0 4+
7 PPTID 44 Female 4+ 0 5+
8 PPTID 36 Female 4+ 0 4+
9 Pineoblastoma 4 Male 4+ 1+ 5+
10 Pineoblastoma 12 Female 4+ 0 5+
11 Pineoblastoma 13 Male 5+ 0 5+
12 Pineoblastoma 9 Male 5+ 1+ 5+
13 Pineoblastoma 8 Female 0 0 4+

Table 2 Legend:

0 indicates no staining; 1+, <5% tumor cells reactive; 2+, 5% to 25% tumor cells reactive; 3+, 26% to 50% tumor cells reactive; 4+, 51% to 75% tumor cells.

reactive; 5+, >75% tumor cells reactive. GFAP, Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein; Pineal Parenchymal Tumor of Intermediate Differentiation (PPTID).