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Case Report

Small Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 2

Summary of immunohistochemical staining for all published reports of patients with small cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis.
Histochemical stainsPatients
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Chromogranin−−−+, s−+++/−, f++
Cytokeratin+++
CEA−++
EAB 902 and 903+
Epithelial markers−++−+/−, f
LEU-5 (CD2)−+
NSE+, d, s+, d, s−+, s−++++++
Synaptophysin+, d, s−++, s++, d, s+
S100 α+/−
Vimentin−+
−: negative, +: positive, +/−: inconclusive, f: focal, d: diffuse, s: strong, CEA carcino embryonic antigen, EAB 902 and 903: monoclonal antikeratin antibodies, LEU-5(CD2): enkephalin, NSE: neuron-specific enolase, and S 100 α: protein.