We provide evidence that interstitial Cajal-like cells, previously described in human pancreas - pICC (J Cel Mol Med, 9:169, 2005), are positive for c-kit irrespective of immunohistochemical procedures used. Various sample types (fresh cryosections or formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens), various slide pretreatments (with or without heat-induced epitope retrieval) or different antibodies used (Dako polyclonal or Santa Cruz monoclonal), all showed CD 117-positive pICC.