PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M. T. Deavers
AU  - A. Malpica
AU  - E. G. Silva
TI  - Immunohistochemistry in gynecological pathology
AID  - 10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200309000-00001
DP  - 2003 Aug 01
TA  - International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer
PG  - 567--579
VI  - 13
IP  - 5
4099  - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/13/5/567.short
4100  - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/13/5/567.full
SO  - Int J Gynecol Cancer2003 Aug 01; 13
AB  - Although the majority of diagnoses in gynecological pathology are established on examination of routine hematoxylin and eosin stained sections, additional tests are occasionally required. Immunohistochemistry is widely used to provide additional diagnostic information in problematic cases. This review touches on some of the basics of the procedure, presents an example immunohistochemical panel, and discusses some of the most common immunohistochemical markers used in diagnostic gynecological pathology. Differential diagnostic problems and relevant immunohistochemical stains for the vulva, vagina, cervix, uterus, and ovary are also addressed.