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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2014; 20(5): 1361-1364
Published online Feb 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i5.1361
Published online Feb 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i5.1361
Table 1 Immunohistochemistry staining for diagnosis of nodular fasciitis
| Nodular fasciitis | Implication | |
| α-SMA | + | Myofibroblastic differentiation |
| Vimentin | + | Negative in epithelial tumors |
| Calponin | + | Often negative in myofibroblastic sarcomas |
| CD10 | + | Negative in 50% of leiomyosarcomas |
| DGP9.5 | + | Negative in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans |
| AE1/AE3 | - | Positive in epithelial tumors |
| CD56 | - | Positive in leiomyomas, nerve sheath tumors, leiomyosarcomas |
| S100 protein | - | Positive in shwannomas |
| Desmin | - | Positive in various sarcomas |
| CD34 | - | Positive in solitary fibrous tumors |
| β-catenin | - | Positive in desmoid fibromatosis |
- Citation: Shiga M, Okamoto K, Matsumoto M, Maeda H, Dabanaka K, Namikawa T, Uemura S, Munekage M, Kobayashi M, Hanazaki K. Nodular fasciitis in the mesentery, a differential diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(5): 1361-1364
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i5/1361.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i5.1361