Normal Tissue Gallery Periostin

Adrenal gland

Aorta, media – Focal periostin immunostaining is usually seen in normal appearing media of the aorta of the elderly.

Appendix, mucosa – Periostin is regularly seen in the colorectal mucosa where it forms a characteristic subepithelial band. Additional periostin deposits occur in the lamina propria.

Appendix, muscular wall

Bone marrow

Breast

Bronchus, mucosa – Periostin immunostaining is regularly seen in respiratory epithelium where it forms a subepithelial band of variable thickness.

Cerebellum (molecular, Purkinje cell, granule cell layers; white matter)

Cerebellum (molecular layer, Purkinje cell layer, granule cell layer, white matter)

Cerebrum, grey matter

Cerebrum, white matter

Colon descendens, mucosa – Periostin is regularly seen in the colorectal mucosa where it forms a characteristic subepithelial band. Additional periostin deposits occur in the lamina propria.

Colon descendens, muscular wall

Duodenum, Brunner gland

Duodenum, mucosa – Prominent periostin immunostaining is usually lacking in the mucosa of the small intestine.

Epididymis

Esophagus, squamous epithelium

Fallopian tube, mucosa – Periostin immunostaining is typically seen in the fallopian tube where it forms a subepithelial band of variable thickness.

Fallopian tube, mucosa – Periostin immunostaining is regularly seen in the fallopian tube where it forms a subepithelial band of variable thickness.

Fat

Gallbladder, epithelium

Heart muscle

Ileum, mucosa – Prominent periostin immunostaining is usually lacking in the mucosa of the small intestine.

Kidney, cortex

Kidney, medulla

Liver

Lung – Periostin immunostaining can be observed in alveoli of the lung.

Lung – Periostin immunostaining is usually lacking in alveoli of the lung.

Lymph node

Ovary, stroma

Pancreas – Periostin immunostaining can be abundant in the pancreas.

Pancreas – Periostin expression is typically lacking in the pancreas.

Parathyroid

Parotid gland

Pituitary gland, anterior lobe – Focal periostin immunostaining can be found in samples from the adenohypophysis

Pituitary gland, anterior lobe – Periostin immunostaining is often lacking in samples from the pituitary gland.

Pituitary gland, posterior lobe

Placenta (amnion and chorion) – Periostin immunostaining can be absent in the placenta.

Placenta (chorion) – Periostin immunostaining can be observed in the chorion plate of the placenta in some samples.

Placenta, early

Placenta, mature – Periostin immunostaining can be observed in the mature placenta.

Placenta, mature – Periostin immunostaining is often lacking in samples from the mature placenta.

Prostate – Periostin immunostaining can be focally abundant in the prostate.

Prostate – Periostin immunostaining can be lacking in the prostate.

Rectum, mucosa – Periostin is regularly seen in the colorectal mucosa where it forms a characteristic subepithelial band. Additional periostin deposits occur in the lamina propria.

Seminal vesicle

Sinus paranasales – Periostin immunostaining is regularly seen in respiratory epithelium where it forms a subepithelial band of variable thickness.

Skeletal muscle

Skin – Periostin immunostaining is most regularly seen in the skin where it forms a subepithelial band of variable thickness.

Spleen

Stomach, antrum – Periostin is regularly seen in the gastrointestinal mucosa where it forms a rather thin subepithelial band.

Stomach, corpus – Periostin is regularly seen in the stomach mucosa where it forms a rather thin subepithelial band.

Testis

Thymus

Thyroid gland

Tonsil, surface epithelium

Tonsil

Urinary bladder, muscular wall

Urinary bladder, urothelium – A thin band of periostin immunostaining immediately below the suburothelial basement membrane can be seen in the urinary bladder.

Urinary bladder, urothelium – Bladder mucosa can lack periostin immunostaining.

Uterus, ectocervix – A thin band of periostin immunostaining immediately below the subepithelial basement membrane is often seen in the ectocervix.

Uterus, endocervix

Uterus, endometrium (pregnancy)

Uterus, endometrium (proliferation)

Uterus, endometrium (secretion)

Uterus, myometrium – Focal periostin immunostaining can be observed in the myometrium.

Uterus, myometrium – Myometrium usually lacks periostin immunostaining.