Pan Melanoma Cocktail-2

Pan Melanoma 2 antibody is a cocktail of MART-1 and Tyrosinase antibodies. MART-1 is a useful addition to melanoma panels as it is apparently specific for melanocytic lesions. Studies show that MART-1 is more sensitive than HMB45 when labeling metastatic melanomas. These MART-1 clones do not stain steroid tumors unlike Melan A [103]. Tyrosinase has also been shown to be a more sensitive marker when compared to HMB45 and MART-1 and to label a higher percentage of desmoplastic melanomas than HMB45. The combination of MART-1 and Tyrosinase may aid in identifying metastatic melanoma in sentinel lymph nodes.

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