Case Report

Hemangioblastoma in the Lung: Metastatic or Primary Lesions?

Table 1

Results of immunohistochemistry studies on pulmonary hemangioblastoma.

AntibodiesImmunohistochemistry resultsClone/dilution/company

InhibinStromal cell positiveR1/prediluted/VMSc
NSEaStromal cell positivePolyclonal/1 : 100/Zymed
S-100Stromal cell positivePolyclonal/1 : 900/DACO
Vimentin Stromal cell positive V9/prediluted/VMSc
CalretininRare stromal cell positivePolyclonal/1 : 25/Introgen
Pancytokeratin NegativeAE1/3/PCK26/prediluted/VMSc
EMAbNegativeE29/prediluted/Cell Marque
CD10NegativeSP67/prediluted/VMSc
Melan ANegativeMART-1/prediluted/VMSc
SynaptophysinNegativeSP11/prediluted/VMSc
ChromograninNegativePolyclonal/1 : 1600/DACO
GFAPNegativePolyclonal/1 : 1600/DACO
CD68NegativeKP1/1 : 3600/DACO
LysozymeNegativePolyclonal/1 : 3600/DACO
CD1aNegativeEP3622/prediluted/VMSc
CD34Endothelial cell positiveQBend10/prediluted/VMSc
Ki-67Estimated 5% of interstitial tumor cells positiveMIB1/1 : 25/DACO

NSE: neuron specific enolase
bEMA: embryonic membrane antigen
cVMS: Ventana Medical System Inc.
Note: CD34, lysozyme, calretinin, and NSE are done on small tumor nodule; the rest are done on larger tumor nodule.