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Table 1 Summary of immunohistopathological findings of choriocarcinoma, SCC and our case

From: Surgically resected primary esophageal choriocarcinoma accompanied with Barrett’s adenocarcinoma: a case report

Antibodies

Choriocarcinoma

SCC

Large carcinoma cells portion of our case

Small carcinoma cells portion of our case

hCG

++ 

 + 

Focally+ 

AFP

 ± 

S100

CK5/6

 ± 

 + 

Focally+ 

Glypican3

 ± 

p40

 ± 

 + 

Focally+ 

p53

 + 

 + 

Focally+ 

 + 

Vimentin

 ± 

 ± 

αSMA

PLAP

 + 

Focally+ 

++ 

SALL4

 + 

Focally+ 

Focally+ 

Oct3/4

 + 

CEA

 ± 

EMA

 ± 

 ± 

Focally+ 

Focally++ 

CD146

 ± 

Focally+ 

Focally+ 

hPL

 ± 

 ± 

  1. SCC squamous cell carcinoma, hCG human chorionic gonadotropin, AFP alpha-fetoprotein, αSMA α-smooth muscle actin, PLAP placental alkaline phosphatase, SALL4 sal-like protein 4, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, EMA epithelial membrane antigen, hPL human placental lactogen