Pattern of placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) expression in human tumors: a tissue microarray study on 12,381 tumors

• Main Authors: Viktor Reiswich (Author), Natalia Gorbokon (Author), Andreas M Luebke (Author), Eike Burandt (Author), Anne Menz (Author), Martina Kluth (Author), Claudia Hube‐Magg (Author), Corinna Wittmer (Author), Sören Weidemann (Author), Christoph Fraune (Author), Katharina Möller (Author), Patrick Lebok (Author), Guido Sauter (Author), Ronald Simon (Author), Ria Uhlig (Author), Waldemar Wilczak (Author), Frank Jacobsen (Author), Sarah Minner (Author), Rainer Krech (Author), Christian Bernreuther (Author), Andreas Marx (Author), Stefan Steurer (Author), Till Clauditz (Author), Till Krech (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) is commonly expressed at high levels in testicular germ cell tumors. PLAP immunohistochemistry (IHC) is thus often used to confirm this diagnosis, especially in cases of putative metastasis. However, other tumors can also express PLAP. To comprehensivel...