Florentine BD, Roscher AA, Garrett J, Warner NE. Necrotic seminoma of the testis: establishing the diagnosis with Masson trichrome stain and immunostains.
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2002;
126:205-6. [PMID:
11825120 DOI:
10.5858/2002-126-0205-nsott]
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Abstract
We describe an infarcted mass in the testis containing "ghost" cells suspicious for neoplasm. The entire lesion was necrotic. A Masson trichrome stain greatly improved nuclear and cytologic detail, confirming the suspicion of neoplasm. Placental alkaline phosphatase revealed specific membrane staining of the neoplastic cells and established a diagnosis of seminoma. Masson trichrome plus selected immunostains offer a promising approach to the diagnosis of certain necrotic neoplasms.
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