CK 5/6 Immunohistochemical expression See Cytokeratins in normal epithelia and specific cytokeratins in common carcinomas basal cells of bronchial epithelium and of prostatic glands 6 squamous cell carcinoma 5 and large cell carcinoma of lung 5 adenocarcinoma of the lung is generally negative 6 transitional cell carcinoma 5Cytokeratin 5/6 (CK 5/6) is a very useful in diagnostic Surgical Pathology One of the most important aspects of this marker is that it characteristically stains squamous carcinomas strongly and diffusely, but generally stains adenocarcinomas focally, weakly, or not at allAs such, it can be used as a marker of squamous differentiation when trying to assess the nature of poorlyCreatine kinase (CK), also known as creatine phosphokinase (CPK) or phosphocreatine kinase, is an enzyme (EC 2732) expressed by various tissues and cell typesCK catalyses the conversion of creatine and uses adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to create phosphocreatine (PCr) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) This CK enzyme reaction is reversible and thus ATP can be generated from
Pathology Outlines Cytokeratin Cam 5 2
Ck 5/6 pathology outlines
