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. 2021 Jan 30;18:2. doi: 10.25259/Cytojournal_83_2020

Table 4:

Lineage-specific immunomarkers (modified from 43).

Lineage category and subtypes Immunomarkers
Lung adenocarcinoma TTF-1, Napsin A
Breast carcinoma GATA3, ER, GCDFP-15, Mamaglobin
Ovarian serous carcinoma PAX-8, ER, WT1, vimentin
Ovarian clear cell carcinoma pVHL, HNF-1B, KIM-1, PAX-8
Endometrial adenocarcinoma PAX-8/PAX-2, ER, vimentin
Endocervical adenocarcinoma PAX-8, p16, CEA, HPV in situhybridization, loss of PAX-2
Thyroid follicular cell origin TTF-1, PAX-8, thyroglobulin
Thyroid medullary carcinoma Calcitonin, TTF-1, mCEA, chromogranin
Salivary duct carcinoma GATA3, AR, GCDFP-15, HER2
Renal cell carcinoma, clear cell type PAX-8/PAX-2, RCCma, pVHL, KIM-1
Papillary renal cell carcinoma P504S, RCCma, pVHL, PAX 8, KIM-1
Translocation renal cell carcinoma TFE3
Upper gastrointestinal tract CDH17, CDX2, CK20
Lower gastrointestinal tract SATB2, CDX2, CK20, CDH17
Hepatocellular carcinoma Arginase-1, CISH for albumin mRNA, Bile canalicular pattern (pCEA, CD10)
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma pVHL, CAIX
Pancreas, acinar cell carcinoma Trypsin, chymotrypsin, lipase, elastase, BCL10
Pancreas, ductal adenocarcinoma MUC 5AC, CK17, Maspin, S100, IMP3
Pancreas, neuroendocrine tumor PR, PAX-8, PDX1, CDH17, islet-1
Pancreas, solid pseudopapillary tumor Nuclear beta-catenin, vimentin, E-cadherin-Neg, PR, CD10
Prostate, adenocarcinoma NKX3.1, PSA, PSAP, ERG
Urothelial carcinoma GATA3, uroplakin II, S100P, CK5/6, p63, CK20
Adrenal cortical neoplasm SF-1, Mart-1, inhibin-a, calretinin
Seminoma SALL4, LIN28, OCT4, CD117, D2-40
Yolk sac tumor SALL4, LIN28, glypican-3, AFP
Embryonal carcinoma SALL4, LIN28, OCT4, NANOG, CD30, SOX2
Choriocarcinoma GATA3, b-HCG, CD10
Sex cord stromal tumor SF-1, inhibin-a, calretinin, FOXL2
Thymic origin PAX-8, p63, CD5
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor CD117, DOG1, PGDFRA
Solitary fibrous tumor STAT6, CD34, Bcl2, CD99
Vascular tumor ERG, CD31, CD34, Fli-1
Synovial sarcoma TLE1, CK, nuclear beta-catenin
Chordoma CK, S100, Brachyury
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor CK, CD99, desmin, WT1 (N-terminus)
Alveolar soft part sarcoma TFE3
Rhabdomyosarcoma Myogenin, desmin, MyoD1
Smooth muscle tumor SMA, MSA, desmin, calponin
Ewing sarcoma/PNET NKX2.2, CD99, Fli-1
Myxoid and round cell liposarcoma NY-ESO-1
Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma MUC4
Epithelioid sarcoma CD34, loss of INI1
Atypical lipomatous tumor MDM2 (MDM2 by FISH is a more sensitive and specific test), CDK4
Langerhans cell Histiocytosis CD1a, S100, Langerin (CD207)
Angiomyolipoma HMB-45, SMA, Mart-1 (S100 non-immunoreactive)
Myoepithelial carcinoma Cytokeratin and myoepithelial markers (may lose INI1)
Myeloid sarcoma CD43, CD34, MPO
Follicular dendritic cell tumor CD21, CD35
Merkel cell carcinoma CK20 (paranuclear dot staining), MCPyV
Mesothelial origin Calretinin (nuclear), WT1, D2-40, CK5/6, mesothelin, CK7, vimentin
Neuroendocrine origin Chromogranin, synaptophysin, CD56
Mast cell tumor CD117, tryptase
Squamous cell carcinoma p40, CK5/6, p63, SOX2
Melanoma S100, Mart-1, tyrosinase, HMB-45, MiTF, SOX10, PNL2