Immunomarkers
From WikiCNS
- i. GFAP – astrocytomas
- ii. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) – embryonal carcinoma, endodermal sinus tumor
- iii. Chromogranin – pituitary adenoma, paraganglioma
- iv. Common leukocyte antigen – lymphoma, germinoma
- v. Cytokeratin – carcinoma, craniopharyngioma, chordoma
- vi. Desmin – rhabdosarcoma, teratoma
- vii. HMB45 – melanoma
- viii. Beta-HCG – choriocarcinoma
- ix. Immunoglobulins kappa and lambda – lymphomas
- x. Neurofilament and synaptophysin – ganglioglioma, PNET
- xi. S100 – schwannoma, neurofibroma, glioma, PNET, chordoma, melanoma, and renal cell carcinoma
- xii. Synaptophysin – ganglioglioma, central neurocytoma
- xiii. Transthyretin – choroid plexus tumors
- xiv. Vimentin and EMA – meningioma; vimentin - neurofibroma
