title: Immunohistochemical evaluation of oral myxoid lesions.
abstract: Oral examples of neurothekeomas (nerve sheath myxomas), soft tissue myxomas, and focal mucinous and odontogenic myxomas were examined for selected markers. With the use of avidin-biotin complex staining procedures, these specimens of lesions were stained with antibodies to S-100 protein, neurospecific enolase, neurofilaments, desmin, and vimentin. Our results show that the use of immunohistochemical markers for these neural antigens can aid in distinguishing nerve sheath myxomas from other oral myxoid lesions.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa School of Dentistry, Iowa City.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Leighty
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walters
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003893:Desmin / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007382:Intermediate Filaments / Q000737:chemistry; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry*; D009077:Mucins / Q000032:analysis; D009232:Myxoma / Q000737:chemistry*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000737:chemistry; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000737:chemistry; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000032:analysis; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014746:Vimentin / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D003893:Desmin; D009077:Mucins; D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase