POU5F1 and embryonal carcinoma: In addition to the characteristic morphological appearance on histology, common immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis used for the diagnostic work-up for GCT include CD117/KIT (germinoma), POU5F1/OCT4 (germinoma), Placental alkaline phosphate (PLAP) (germinoma), AFP (yolk sac tumor), CD30 (embryonal carcinoma), and HCG (choriocarcinoma or syncytiotrophoblast in germinoma).