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*[[Seminoma]].
*[[Seminoma]].
*[[Embryonal carcinoma]].
*[[Embryonal carcinoma]].
*[[Renal medullary carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid22301499>{{cite journal |vauthors=Rao P, Tannir NM, Tamboli P |title=Expression of OCT3/4 in renal medullary carcinoma represents a potential diagnostic pitfall |journal=Am J Surg Pathol |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=583–8 |date=April 2012 |pmid=22301499 |doi=10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182417d78 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Germ cell neoplasia in situ]].
*[[Germ_cell_tumours#Germinoma|Germinoma]].
 
Non-germ cell tumours:
*[[Renal medullary carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid22301499>{{cite journal |authors=Rao P, Tannir NM, Tamboli P |title=Expression of OCT3/4 in renal medullary carcinoma represents a potential diagnostic pitfall |journal=Am J Surg Pathol |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=583–8 |date=April 2012 |pmid=22301499 |doi=10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182417d78 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Prostatic adenocarcinoma]].
*[[Mucoepidermoid carcinoma]].
*[[Non-small cell lung carcinoma]].
*[[Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma]].<ref name=pmid27035612>{{cite journal |authors=Williams AS, Shawwa A, Merrimen J, Dakin Haché K |title=Expression of OCT4 and SALL4 in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma: An Analysis of 145 Consecutive Cases and Testicular Lymphomas |journal=Am J Surg Pathol |volume=40 |issue=7 |pages=950–7 |date=July 2016 |pmid=27035612 |doi=10.1097/PAS.0000000000000648 |url=}}</ref> - described pitfall.
 
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==Negative==
==Negative==

Latest revision as of 21:06, 2 July 2025

OCT3/4 is a common immunostain used in the work-up of germ cell tumours.

Positive

Non-germ cell tumours:

Negative

See also

References

  1. Rao P, Tannir NM, Tamboli P (April 2012). "Expression of OCT3/4 in renal medullary carcinoma represents a potential diagnostic pitfall". Am J Surg Pathol 36 (4): 583–8. doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182417d78. PMID 22301499.
  2. Williams AS, Shawwa A, Merrimen J, Dakin Haché K (July 2016). "Expression of OCT4 and SALL4 in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma: An Analysis of 145 Consecutive Cases and Testicular Lymphomas". Am J Surg Pathol 40 (7): 950–7. doi:10.1097/PAS.0000000000000648. PMID 27035612.