Special, Immunohistochemistry (IHC),
& Chromogenic
in situ
Hybridization (CISH) Stains
Special Stains
Group I for Microorganisms
Special Stains, Group I 88312
Stain name & primary demonstrationFite
Mycobacteria leprae
PAS/Light Green Counterstain Fungus
Gomori’s Methenamine Silver (GMS) Fungus, Pneumocystis, Bacteria
Warthin-Starry Bacteria, Spirochetes Gram
Gram-Positive & Gram-Negative Bacteria
Ziehl-Neelsen Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB) Acid-Fast Mycobacterium
Group II - All Other
Special Stains, Group II 88313
Stain name & primary demonstrationAlcian Blue, pH 2.5 Acid Mucopolysaccharides
Luxol Fast Blue Myelin
Alcian Blue/Hyaluronidase
Epithelial and Connective Tissue Mucin Differentiation
Masson Trichrome Collagen
Alcian Blue/Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) Acid and Neutral Mucins
Melanin Bleach Eliminates Melanin Bielschowsky
Neurofibrils
Movat
Collagen, Elastic Fibers, Fibrin, Mucin, Muscle Bile, Hall’s Method
Bilirubin Mucicarmine Mucosubstances Colloidal Iron Mucopolysaccharides, Collagen Oil Red O Fat Colloidal Iron/Hyaluronidase
Epithelial and Connective Tissue Mucin Differentiation
Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS)
Glycogen, Neutral Mucopolysaccharides, Basement Membranes
Congo Red Amyloid
Periodic Acid-Schiff/Amylase (PAS/D) Eliminates Glycogen
Copper (Rhodanine) Copper
Phosphotungstic Acid Haematoxylin (PTAH)
Myelin Crystal Violet
Amyloid
Reticulum Reticulum Fibers Elastic Stain (EVG)
Elastic Fibers, Collagen
Sodium Sulphate-Alcian Blue (SAB) Amyloid
Fontana-Masson
Argentaffin Granules or Melanin
Thioflavin S Amyloid Giemsa (Mast Cell)
Eosinophilic Granules and Mast Cells
Toluidine Blue Mast Cell Granules Iron Stain
Iron
Uric Acid Urate Crystals Jones Methenamine Silver
Basement Membranes, Reticular Fibers
Von Kossa Calcium
Special Stains
Special, Immunohistochemistry (IHC),
& Chromogenic
in situ
Hybridization (CISH) Stains
Special Stains
Histochemical
Enzyme 88319
Stain name & primary demonstration
Acetylcholinesterase (ACE) Nerve Fibers/Hirschsprung’s Disease
Nicotinic Adenine Dinucleotide Dehydrogenase (NADH)
Whorls, Target Fibers, Central Cores, Moth-Eaten Fibers
Acid Phosphatase
Muscle Fibers undergoing Degeneration Alkaline Phosphatase
Basement Membranes, Regenerating Fibers
Phosphofructokinase (PFK) PFK Activity
Adenosine Triphosphatase (ATP): 4.6, 9.8 Muscle Fiber Types
Phosphorylase Phosphorylase Activity Cytochrome C Cytochrome Oxidase Succinic Dehydrogenase (SDH) Mitochondrial Disease
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Stains
ACTHHuman Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Arginase 1 Normal Liver Cells
CA9
Carbonic Anhydrase IX Actin HHF35
Human Muscle Actin
ATRX Glioma
Calcitonin Calcitonin Actin SM
Alpha-Smooth Muscle Isoform, Myoepithelium, etc.
ß-Amyloid
Senile plaques, congofile deposits
Calponin
Myoepithelial Differentiation, Diagnosis of Myoepithelial Neoplasms Calreticulin
Expressed in Megakaryocytes when Calreticulin is mutated Adenovirus Adenovirus ß-Catenin Beta Catenin AFP Alpha Fetoprotein BAP1
Marker for differentiating Mesothelioma from Reactive Mesothelial Proliferations ALK (D5F3)
Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase, Clone D5F3
BCL2 (124)
Follicular Lymphoma, Apoptosis Inhibin Protein, Clone 124
Calretinin
Calcium-Binding Protein, Mesothelial Cells ALK-1
ALK-1
BCL2 EP36 BCL2, Clone EP36
CAMTA1
Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Marker AMACR (p504s)
Prostate Cancer Marker
BCL-6
Burkitt’s Lymphoma,
Follicular and Diffuse Lymphomas, Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin’s Disease
Cathepsin K Renal Angiomyolipoma Amyloid Kappa
Amyloidosis
C3d (Complement 3d) Transplant Rejection Biomarker Amyloid Lambda
Amyloidosis
B72.3 (TAG-72)
Tumor-Associated Glycoprotein
C4d (Complement 4d) Transplant Rejection Biomarker Androgen Receptor
Androgen Receptor
BOB-1
Transcription Coactivator for Oct-1 and Oct-2 CD1a
Cortical Thymocytes-Langerhans Cells Annexin A1
Hairy Cell Leukemia
BRAF V600E Hairy Cell Leukemia
CD2
Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen 2
Special, Immunohistochemistry (IHC),
& Chromogenic
in situ
Hybridization (CISH) Stains
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Stains
CD3 (2VG6)T-Cells
CD31
Endothelium (Tumor Angiogenesis)
CD138
Plasma Cell Marker, Syndecan CD4 T-Cells, Helper T CD33 Monocytes CD163 Ber-MAC3 CD5
Pan T-Cells, B-Cell Subset, Thymic Carcinomas
CD34
Endothelium, Stem Cells, Stromal Tumors
CD200 by IHC
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Marker
CD7
Thymocytes, Immature T-Cells, NK Cells
CD35 Dendritic Cells CDX-2 Metastatic Colon CA CD8 T-Cells, Suppressor T CD43
T-Cells, B-Cell Subset, Myeloid, Histiocytes, Plasma Cells (Leukosialin)
CEA (EPCEAR7 Monoclonal) Carcinoembryonic Antigen CD10
Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
CD44 Phagocytic Glycogen-1 Chromogranin Chromogranin A CD14 Monocytes, Histiocytes CD45
Helper, Inducer T-Cells
Chymotrypsin
Expressed in Cells of Pantcreatic Acinar Origin CD15 (BRA4F1)
BRA4F1
CD56
Natural Killer Cells
CL-NOTCH1 Lymphoma marker CD15 (MMA)
Epithelial, Hodgkin’s, Myeloid
CD57
Neural & Neuroendocrine Marker NK Cells, Stromal Tumors
Clusterin Apoptosis CD19 B-Lymphocyte Antigen CD61 GP111A c-MYC Lymphoma Marker CD20
Human B-Lymphocyte Antigen
CD68 (KP1)
Monocytes / Macrophages
CMV
Cytomegalovirus CD21
Dendritic Cells, B-Cells
CD68 (PG-M1) Sarcomas, Leukemia CXCL-13 B-Lymphocyte Chemoattractant CD22 Mature B-Cells CD71
Erythroid Precursor Marker
Cyclin-D1
Cyclin D1/PRAD-1 Oncogene Product, Mantle Cell
CD23
Activated B-Cells
CD79a B-Cells
Cytokeratin AE1 / AE3 Keratin Cocktail:
40, 48, 50, 50, 6, 58, 65, 5 kD CD25
Activated T-Cells & B-Cells
CD99
Ewing’s Sarcoma / PNET
Cytokeratin CAM5.2 Keratin: 39, 43, 500 kD CD30 (BER-H2)
Activated Band T-cells
CD117 C-Kit
Cytokeratin 5/6
Intermediate Filament Protein CD30 (JCM182)
Activated Band T-cells
CD123
Alpha Receptor for IL3
Cytokeratin 7 Keratin: 54 kD
Special, Immunohistochemistry (IHC),
& Chromogenic
in situ
Hybridization (CISH) Stains
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Stains
Cytokeratin 19Human Cytokeratin 19 Polypeptide
Fascin
Hodgkin’s Disease, High-Grade Breast Carcinoma
Granzyme-B Serine Protease Cytokeratin 20 Keratin: 54 kD FCRL4 (IRTA1) Lymphoma marker H3.3G34W, Mutant
Marker for Giant Cell Tumor of Bone Cytokeratin KER903 (34BE12)
High-Molecular Weight Cytokeratins
FGFR3
CD333, Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3
H3K27me3, Wild
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Marker Cytokeratin OSCAR Cytokeratins 7, 8, 18, 19 FOSB Pseudomyogenic Hemangioepithelioma H3K27M, Mutant Glioma/Astrocytoma D2-40
Podoplanin, Lymphatic Endothelial Marker
FOXL2
Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors (SCSST)
HBcAg
Hepatitis B Core Antigen Desmin
Desmin
FSH
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
HBsAg
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen DOG-1
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Marker
Fumarate Hydratase
Hereditary Leiomyoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma
H-Caldesmon
Smooth Muscle Differentiation DUX4
CIC-DUX4 Sarcoma from Ewing Sarcoma
Gastrin
Gastrin-Secreting Tumors, G-Cell Hyperplasia
H.pylori
Helicobacter pylori
EBNA-2
Stains Nuclei of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Infected Lymphoblastoid Cells
GATA-3
Urothelial Carcinoma Marker
HCG
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in Trophoblastic Elements of Germ Cell Tumors
EBV
Epstein-Barr Virus
GCET1
Germinal Center B-Cell Marker
Hemoglobin-A Hemoglobin-A E-cadherin
Epithelial Marker, EP-CAM
GFAP
Human Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
Hepatocyte Hep-par1 EMA
Epithelial Membrane Antigen
GFAP/OLIG2 Double Stain Oligodendroglioma vs. astrocytomas Herpes HSV I & II Enolase (NSE) Neuron-Specific Enolase GH Growth Hormone HER2
Erb-2 Oncoprotein, Clone 4B5 EP4-Ber
Epithelial Antigen, EP-CAM
GLUT1
Glucose Transporter 1
HHV8
Human Herpes Virus 8 ER
Estrogen Receptor
Glutamine Synthetase Hepatocellular Carcinoma Marker
HMB-45
Melanoma-Associated Marker ERG
Vascular, Prostate Malignancy Marker
Glycophorin A
Identification of Cells of Erythroid Lineage HPV
Human Papilloma Virus Factor XIIIa
Fibrohistiocytic Tumors, Dendritic Interstitial Cells
Glypican-3
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Marker
ICOS
Inducible Co-Stimulate CD278
Special, Immunohistochemistry (IHC),
& Chromogenic
in situ
Hybridization (CISH) Stains
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Stains
IDH-1Glioma Marker
LMO2
Large B-Cell Lymphoma Marker
Myogenin
Rhabdomyosarcoma Marker IgA
Immunoglobulin A
MAL
Myelin and Lymphocyte Protein expressed in Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Napsin A
Lung Adenocarcinoma Marker IgD
Immunoglobulin D
Mammaglobin
Primary and Metastatic Breast Carcinoma Marker
NeuN
Neuronal Cell Loss in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy IgG Immunoglobulin G MDM2 Liposarcoma Neurofilament (2F11) Neurofilament IgG4 Autoimmune Pancreatitis MEF2B
B cell lymphoma marker
Neurofilament Cocktail
Cocktail of Clones 2F11 and SMI-32 IgM
Immunoglobulin M
Melan A
Malignant Melanoma Marker
NKI/C3
Melanoma Marker, CD63 Inhibin
Granulosa Cell Tumor, Sex Cord Stromal Tumor
MiTF
Melanocyte Development Regulator, Melanoma Oncogene
NKX3.1
Differential Marker for Prostate vs. Urothelial Carcinoma INI1
Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor Marker
MLH-1
Mismatch Repair Gene MLH-1
NUT
Nuclear Protein in Testis INSM1
Neuroendocrine marker
MOC-31
Differentiates Carcinomas from Mesothelial Cells and Mesotheliomas
OCT-2
Octamer Transcription Factor 2 Kappa
Kappa Light Chain
MSH-2
Mismatch Repair Gene MSH-2
OCT3/4
Marker for Undifferentiated Cells Ki67
Cell Proliferation Marker
MSH-6
Mismatch Repair Gene MSH-6
OLIG2 211F1-1 Ki67-Melan A Double Stain
Proliferative Cells and Melanocytes
MUC4
Fibromyxoid Sarcoma
p16
Cervical Cancer Marker Lambda
Lambda Light Chain
MUM-1
Multiple Myeloma Oncogene-1
p40
Pulmonary Squamous Cell Carcinoma Marker Langerin
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Muramidase Muramidase/Lysozyme
p53
Over-Expression of the p53 Oncogene LEF1
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Small Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL)
Myeloperoxidase
Neutrophilic Granulocytes and Monocytes p57
Differential Diagnosis of Complete vs. Partial Hydatidiform Molar Pregnancy LH
Luteinizing Hormone
MyoD1
Rhabdomyosarcoma Marker
p63
Prostate Cancer Marker
Special, Immunohistochemistry (IHC),
& Chromogenic
in situ
Hybridization (CISH) Stains
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Stains
p63/ERG Double StainDouble Stain for Prostate Cancer
pSTAT 5
Surrogate Marker of JAK2 V617F Mutation TAU
Neurofibrillary Tangles P. jiroveci
Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii
PTH
Parathyroid Hormone
Tau/ß-Amyloid DS
Neurofibrillary Tangle and Amyloid in Alzheimer’s Postmortem Specimens PAX-2
Breast, Kidney, Ovary, Prostrate Tumor Marker
S-100 S100 protein
TCL-1A
Mature T-Cell Leukemia PAX-5
B-Cell-Specific Activator Protein
SALL4
Yolk Sac Tumor Marker
TCR ß F1 T-Cells PAX-8
Nephritic Cell Lineage Marker
SATB2 GI Epithelial Marker TCR-Delta T-Cells PD-L1 Clone 22C3 (LDT) SDHA
Succinate Dehydrogenase Subunit A
TdT
Blasts, Immature Lymphocytes PD-L1
Clone SP142 (IVD)
SDHB
Succinate Dehydrogenase Subunit B
Thyroglobulin Thyroglobulin Perforin
T-Cell and NK-Cell Lymphoma
SF-1
Adrenocortical Tumor Marker
TIA1
Cytolytic Effector Cells in Lymphocytic Infiltrates PIN Cocktail (p63/AMACR)
p63 and AMACR
SMARCA4 (BRG1)
Deficient in several uncommon, aggressive tumors
TLE-1 (1F5)
Synovial Sarcoma Marker PLAP
Placental Alkaline Phosphatase, Germ Cell, Adenocarcinoma
SMMS1
Smooth Muscle Myosin
Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Prealbumin PMS2
Mismatch Repair Gene PMS-2
SOX-10
Identifies Melanomas, Nerve Sheath Tumors
Tryptase, Mast Cell Human Mast Cells PR
Progesterone Receptor
SOX-11
Mantle Cell Lymphoma Marker
TSH
Thyrotropic Cells of Pituitary PRAME
Differentiates Melanoma vs. Nevus
SSTR2A
Meningioma vs. Schwannoma
TTF-1
Thyroid, Pulmonary Carcinomas Prolactin
Prolactin in Pituitary
STAT6
Solitary Fibrous Tumor
Tyrosinase Metastatic Melanoma PSA
Prostate-Specific Antigen
SV40
Simian Virus 40, Polyomavirus Family
Vimentin Vimentin PSAP
Normal, Hyperplastic, Neoplastic Prostatic Cells
Synaptophysin Synaptophysin
VS38C Plasma Cell PSMA
Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen
Syphilis
Treponema pallidum
WT1 (6F-H2) Wilms tumor
Cleveland Clinic Laboratories
Special, Immunohistochemistry (IHC),
& Chromogenic
in situ
Hybridization (CISH) Stains
Chromogenic
in situ
Hybridization (CISH)
CISH EBER
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
CISH Kappa Kappa
CISH Lambda Lambda
CISH HPV – Low Risk (LR6)
Human Papilloma Virus, 6 Low-Risk Subtypes: 6, 11, 40, 42, 43, 44
CISH HPV – High Risk (HR18)
Human Papilloma Virus, 18 High-Risk Subtypes: 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 66, 73, 82