Table 2. Immunohistochemical markers in TC subtypes.
OCT3/4 | HMGA1 | HMGA2 | PATZ1 | RNF4 | AUR. B | NANOG | LIN28 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seminoma | + | + | – | +© | – | + | + | + |
Embr. carc. | + | + | + | +© | – | + | + | + |
Teratoma | – | – | – | +© | – | – | – | – |
Yolk sac | – | – | + | +© | – | – | – | + |
Choriocarcinoma | – | n.o. | n.o. | – | n.o. | – | +/– | +/– |
Notes: +, expressed; +© cytoplasmic localization; –, not expressed; +/– variable expression; n.o., not observed.