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Table 2 Immunohistochemical staining on the different histological components

From: Canine ovarian gonadoblastoma with dysgerminoma overgrowth: a case study and literature review

Marker

Immunohistochemical reactivity b

Gonadoblastoma

Dysgerminoma

Sex cord-stromal tumour

Germ cells

Sex cord-stromal cells

c-KIT (CD117)

++

++

α-inhibin

+++

−/+++

Pan-cytokeratin

+++

Vimentin

+

++

+

++

Oestrogen receptor

EMA

Ki-67 PI a

< 1%

23%

  1. aKi-67 PI (proliferative index): percentage of positive nuclei, determined by counting 1.000 nuclei per 10 high-power fields
  2. bScoring: -, negative; +, weak; ++, moderate; +++, strong