Table 2 Immunocytochemical stain in RCC cell line (SN12C and 769-P) cell block with WBC.

From: Cytopathological Study of the Circulating Tumor Cells filtered from the Cancer Patients’ Blood using Hydrogel-based Cell Block Formation

Marker

SN12C

769-P

Leukocyte

EpCAM

(+)

(−)

(−)

CK (AE1/AE3)

(++)

(+)

(−)

LMW CK (CK8)a

(−)

(−)

(−)

EMA

(−)

(−)

(+/−)

CD10

(+)

(+)

(+/−)

CA IX

(−)

(−)

(−)

RCC

(−)

(−)

(−)

Vimentin

NAb*

NAb

Diffuse (+)

  1. *alow molecular weight Cytokeratin (Cytokeratin 8).
  2. bNot applicable: due to diffuse positivity in cancer cells as well as WBCs.
  3. +/− occasionally positive for B lymphocytes.
  4. + Focal or partial positivity.
  5. ++ Diffuse positivity.
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