Synonyms[]
Antibodies[]
Technical Info[]
Staining Pattern[]
Expression in Normal Tissues[]
- Syncytiotrophoblasts in placenta
Expression in Neoplastic Entities[]
Benign[]
Intermediate[]
Malignant[]
- Choriocarcinoma
- Occasionally seminoma can contain syncytiotrophoblasts which will stain positive for HCG. Patients with these tumors may have elevated serum HCG.
Expression in Non-Neoplastic Entities[]
Pertinent Negatives[]
This antigen is typically NOT expressed by the following entities: