Stains
HBME
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PubMed Search: HBME
HBME
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 June 2005
Minor changes: 6 March 2019
Copyright: 2003-2017, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: HBME
Cite this page: Pernick N. HBME. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainshbme.html. Accessed August 14th, 2020.
Definition / general
- Also called HBME-1
- Marker of mesothelial cells, named after laboratory of Dr. Hector Battifora and MEsothelioma
- Also positive in various thyroid carcinomas
Microscopic (histologic) images
Images hosted on PathOut server:
Contributed by Andrey Bychkov, M.D., Ph.D.:
Tumor interface
Striking membranous staining
Strong membranous HBME-1 immunoreactivity
Strong HBME-1 immunoreactivity with apical membrane accentuation
