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Heavily pigmented melanocytic neoplasms: comparison of two melanin-bleaching techniques and subsequent immunohistochemical staining. 1999

G E Orchard

Dermatopathology Department, St John's Dermatology Centre, St Thomas' Hospital, London, England, UK.

The effect of melanin bleaching using permanganate/oxalate and dilute hydrogen peroxide on subsequent immunohistochemical staining of heavily pigmented melanocytic neoplasms is investigated. Permanganate/oxalate precluded the use of some antibodies but allowed much faster bleaching times, whereas dilute hydrogen peroxide enabled a full range of antibodies to be used, yet bleaching times were far longer. Each technique has advantages; however, the choice of method should be determined by the nature of the information needed to make a diagnosis and the speed at which a report is required.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007124	Immunoenzyme Techniques	Immunologic techniques based on the use of: (1) enzyme-antibody conjugates; (2) enzyme-antigen conjugates; (3) antienzyme antibody followed by its homologous enzyme; or (4) enzyme-antienzyme complexes. These are used histologically for visualizing or labeling tissue specimens.	Antibody Enzyme Technique, Unlabeled,Enzyme Immunoassay,Enzyme-Labeled Antibody Technique,Immunoassay, Enzyme,Immunoperoxidase Techniques,Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex Technique,Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody Technique,Antibody Enzyme Technic, Unlabeled,Enzyme-Labeled Antibody Technic,Immunoenzyme Technics,Immunoperoxidase Technics,Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex Technic,Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody Technic,Antibody Technic, Enzyme-Labeled,Antibody Technic, Peroxidase-Labeled,Antibody Technics, Enzyme-Labeled,Antibody Technics, Peroxidase-Labeled,Antibody Technique, Enzyme-Labeled,Antibody Technique, Peroxidase-Labeled,Antibody Techniques, Enzyme-Labeled,Antibody Techniques, Peroxidase-Labeled,Enzyme Immunoassays,Enzyme Labeled Antibody Technic,Enzyme Labeled Antibody Technique,Enzyme-Labeled Antibody Technics,Enzyme-Labeled Antibody Techniques,Immunoassays, Enzyme,Immunoenzyme Technic,Immunoenzyme Technique,Immunoperoxidase Technic,Immunoperoxidase Technique,Peroxidase Antiperoxidase Complex Technic,Peroxidase Antiperoxidase Complex Technique,Peroxidase Labeled Antibody Technic,Peroxidase Labeled Antibody Technique,Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex Technics,Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex Techniques,Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody Technics,Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody Techniques,Technic, Enzyme-Labeled Antibody,Technic, Immunoenzyme,Technic, Immunoperoxidase,Technic, Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex,Technic, Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody,Technics, Enzyme-Labeled Antibody,Technics, Immunoenzyme,Technics, Immunoperoxidase,Technics, Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex,Technics, Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody,Technique, Enzyme-Labeled Antibody,Technique, Immunoenzyme,Technique, Immunoperoxidase,Technique, Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex,Technique, Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody,Techniques, Enzyme-Labeled Antibody,Techniques, Immunoenzyme,Techniques, Immunoperoxidase,Techniques, Peroxidase-Antiperoxidase Complex,Techniques, Peroxidase-Labeled Antibody
D008543	Melanins	Insoluble polymers of TYROSINE derivatives found in and causing darkness in skin (SKIN PIGMENTATION), hair, and feathers providing protection against SUNBURN induced by SUNLIGHT. CAROTENES contribute yellow and red coloration.	Allomelanins,Melanin,Phaeomelanins
D008545	Melanoma	A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin, which may occur in the skin of any part of the body, in the eye, or, rarely, in the mucous membranes of the genitalia, anus, oral cavity, or other sites. It occurs mostly in adults and may originate de novo or from a pigmented nevus or malignant lentigo. Melanomas frequently metastasize widely, and the regional lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain are likely to be involved. The incidence of malignant skin melanomas is rising rapidly in all parts of the world. (Stedman, 25th ed; from Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, p2445)	Malignant Melanoma,Malignant Melanomas,Melanoma, Malignant,Melanomas,Melanomas, Malignant
D009508	Nevus, Pigmented	A nevus containing melanin. The term is usually restricted to nevocytic nevi (round or oval collections of melanin-containing nevus cells occurring at the dermoepidermal junction of the skin or in the dermis proper) or moles, but may be applied to other pigmented nevi.	Nevus, Melanocytic,Nevi, Melanocytic,Nevi, Pigmented,Pigmented Moles,Melanocytic Nevi,Melanocytic Nevus,Pigmented Nevi,Pigmented Nevus
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012878	Skin Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the SKIN.	Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm
D016591	Histocytological Preparation Techniques	Methods of preparing cells or tissues for examination and study of their origin, structure, function, or pathology. The methods include preservation, fixation, sectioning, staining, replica, or other technique to allow for viewing using a microscope.	Cytohistological Preparation Techniques,Cytohistologic Preparation Technics,Cytohistologic Preparation Technique,Cytohistologic Preparation Techniques,Cytohistological Preparation Technic,Cytohistological Preparation Technics,Cytohistological Preparation Technique,Histocytologic Preparation Technic,Histocytologic Preparation Technics,Histocytologic Preparation Technique,Histocytologic Preparation Techniques,Histocytological Preparation Technic,Histocytological Preparation Technics,Histocytological Preparation Technique,Preparation Technic, Cytohistologic,Preparation Technic, Cytohistological,Preparation Technic, Histocytologic,Preparation Technic, Histocytological,Preparation Technics, Cytohistologic,Preparation Technics, Cytohistological,Preparation Technics, Histocytologic,Preparation Technics, Histocytological,Preparation Technique, Cytohistologic,Preparation Technique, Cytohistological,Preparation Technique, Histocytologic,Preparation Technique, Histocytological,Preparation Techniques, Cytohistologic,Preparation Techniques, Cytohistological,Preparation Techniques, Histocytologic,Preparation Techniques, Histocytological,Technic, Cytohistologic Preparation,Technic, Cytohistological Preparation,Technic, Histocytologic Preparation,Technic, Histocytological Preparation,Technics, Cytohistologic Preparation,Technics, Cytohistological Preparation,Technics, Histocytologic Preparation,Technics, Histocytological Preparation,Technique, Cytohistologic Preparation,Technique, Cytohistological Preparation,Technique, Histocytologic Preparation,Technique, Histocytological Preparation,Techniques, Cytohistologic Preparation,Techniques, Cytohistological Preparation,Techniques, Histocytologic Preparation,Techniques, Histocytological Preparation,Cytohistologic Preparation Technic