Table 1 Antibodies used in this study

From: The diagnostic utility of immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy in distinguishing between peritoneal mesotheliomas and serous carcinomas: a comparative study

Marker

Source

Type

Dilution

Antigen retrieval

D2-40

Signet Laboratories (Dedham, MA, USA)

MAb

1:25

Yes (Tris-EDTA)

Podoplanin

AngioBio Company (Del Mar, CA, USA)

MAb

1:40

Yes (citrate)

Calretinin

Zymed (South San Francisco, CA, USA)

PAb (rabbit)

1:20

Yes (citrate)

Keratin 5/6

Dako Corporation (Carpinteria, CA, USA)

D5/16B4 MAb

1:25

Yes (citrate)

Thrombomodulin

Dako Corporation

1005 MAb

1:50

Yes (citrate)

BG-8 (LewisY)

Signet Laboratories

BG-8 MAb

1:50

Yes (citrate)

MOC-31

Dako Corporation

MAb

1:50

Yes (citrate)

CA19-9

Dako Corporation

MAb

1:50

No

TAG-72

BioGenex (San Ramon, CA, USA)

B72.3 MAb

1:300

No

CD15

Becton-Dickinson (Mountainview, CA, USA)

Leu-M1 MAb

1:40

Yes (Tris-EDTA)

Ber-EP4

Dako Corporation

MAb

1:30

Yes (enzymatic digestion)