carmine

Mucicarmine stain highlights the thick polysaccharide capsule (original magnification X400).

Caption: Figure 4: The cytoplasm of these malignant cells stain positively for mucicarmine, thereby highly indicating an adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified.

The basophilic mucin weakly stained with mucicarmine stain (Figure 2b).

(f) Mucicarmine stain was positive for cryptococcosis.

Percutaneous biopsy of the right subscapularis mass was performed demonstrating positive immunostaining with p63 and mucicarmine in a pattern similar to the penile masses.

Caption: Figure 11: Mucicarmine stain highlighting the background mucin.

(C) Cryptococcal organisms and the surrounding polysaccharide capsules stained pink with Mayer's mucicarmine stain.

Samples were then processed routinely and stained with hematoxylin and eosin, in addition to acid mucicarmine and toluidine blue stains to demonstrate mucin production.

Periodic acid–Schiff and mucicarmine histochemical staining clinched the diagnosis.

(d) A negative mucicarmine special stain ruling out signet ring cell carcinoma.

MEC is usually composed of a mixture of predominantly epidermoid (squamoid) cells, abundant intermediate cells ranging from small basal cells with basophilic cytoplasm to larger cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm, and mucous cells which have a positive PAS reaction by staining with mucicarmine or Alcian blue [13].

The sections were stained with Mayer's haematoxylin and eosin stain for histomorphological studies (Luna, 1968), Masson's Trichrome stain for collagen fibers (Luna), Gridley's stain for reticular fibres (Sheehan & Hrapchak, 1973), Verhoeff's for elastic fibers (Sheehan & Hrapchak), Alcian blue for mucosubstances (pH 2.5), McManus' PAS method for glycogen, Mayer's mucicarmine method for mucin, and Sudan black B method for fats (Luna).

Such material is usually mucicarmine, periodic acid-Schiff (PAS), and alcian blue positive.

Special stains such as mucicarmine and PAS were employed wherever necessary.