Lymphoma immunophenotyping: a new era in paraffin-section immunohistochemistry

Adv Anat Pathol. 2001 Jul;8(4):218-39. doi: 10.1097/00125480-200107000-00003.

Abstract

Recent advances in immunohistochemistry have made it possible to investigate lymphomas for the expression of a wide range of antigens in fixed tissues. Epitope retrieval, sensitive detection methods, and the availability of new monoclonal antibodies have all contributed to one's ability to perform detailed immunophenotyping that previously could only be done in cryostat sections or by flow cytometry. Current lymphoma classifications make use of characteristic immunophenotypic profiles that aid in the reproducible diagnosis and subcassification of these neoplasms. The following is a review of the current state of immunophenotyping for lymphoid neoplasms in fixed tissues.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens / analysis
  • Antigens, CD / analysis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins / analysis
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Immunophenotyping*
  • Lymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma / immunology
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / analysis

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens
  • Antigens, CD
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Immunoglobulins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins