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Table 1 Antibodies used for the present case

From: A spindle cell carcinoma presenting with osseous metaplasia in the gingiva: a case report with immunohistochemical analysis

Antibody

Source

Result

  

Spindle cells

Epithelial cells

Cytokeratin AE1/AE3

DAKO(USA)

+

+

Cytokeratin 8

Roche Diagnostics (Germany)

+/-

+

Cytokeratin 19

Novocastra (UK)

+/-

+

Vimentin

DAKO(USA)

+

-

Desmin

DAKO(USA)

-

-

S-100

Nichirei (Japan)

-

-

αSMA

DAKO(USA)

+/-

+/-

Osteopontin

IBL (Japan)

-

-

BMP-2

Santa Cruz (USA)

-

-

BMP-4

Santa Cruz (USA)

-

-

Ki-67

DAKO (USA)

<30%

  1. αSMA: alpha smooth muscle actin, BMP: bone morphogenetic protein
  2. +: positive, +/-: focally positive, -: negative
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