Journal of Cytology & Histology

Usman Ali

Publications

• Review Article
  Mucin Histochemistry in Tumours of Colon, Ovaries and Lung
  Author(s): Usman Ali, Nagi AH, Nadia Naseem and Ehsan UllahUsman Ali, Nagi AH, Nadia Naseem and Ehsan Ullah
  
  Introduction: Mucins implicated in cancers of various organs. The apical epithelial surfaces of mammalian respiratory, gastrointestinal, and reproductive tracts are coated by mucus, a mixture of water, ions, glycoproteins, proteins, and lipids. The purpose of this study was to confirm the presence of mucin production using Haematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) stain as the gold standard and to describe the types of mucins produced in tumors of lung, colon and ovaries using various types of histochemical techniques. Methods: The resection specimens and biopsies from tumours of colon (n=16), ovaries (n=13) and lung (n=5) were included and stained with H&E to determin the histological diagnosis for selecting tissues with mucin production. Slides were stained with PAS, Alcian blue, High iron diamine-Alcian blue, Meyer’s mucicarmine and Alcian blue-PAS to demonstrate the mucin product.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7099.1000163

  Abstract PDF