Nestin as a diagnostic and prognostic marker: immunohistochemical analysis of its expresion in different tumours

Abstract

Immunohistochemical detection of nestin expression has significant value in astrocytomas and malignant melanomas, where it could be used as an auxiliary indicator of dedifferentiation and progression.

Keywords

• nestin
• immunohistochemistry
• astrocytoma
• melanoma
• haemangioma
• pathology