BerEp4 (also Ber-EP4) is a histologic stain mainly used to aid in the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). [2] It is an antibody to EpCAM ( epithelial cell adhesion molecule). [1]
BerEp4 has a high sensitivity and specificity in being positive only in BCC cells. [1] BerEp4 is normally negative in squamous epithelium and mesothelium, but otherwise normally positive most epithelial cells of the body. [3] It can also help in distinguishing pulmonary adenocarcinoma (positive BerEp4) from mesothelioma (generally negative BerEp4). [3] [4]