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Br J Med Med Res ; 2014 Jan; 4(1): 95-103
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-174850

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Aims: To examine the distribution of immunohistochemical markers GLUT-1, EMA (membrane epithelial antigen) and Ki-67 in benign and malignant mesothelial lesions. Thus, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of these markers, used alone or in conjunction, was established. Study Design: Observational, retro-prospective and non-randomized study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pathology, Center for Medical Education and Clinical Research "Norberto Quirno" (CEMIC), between 2004 and 2011. Methodology: A total of 53 cases diagnosed as mesothelioma (n=15) or reactive mesothelial hyperplasia (n=38) were selected. Routine techniques using hematoxylineosin and immunostaining with EMA, GLUT-1, and Mib-1 were performed. Results: Mesotheliomas cohort was immunoreactive for GLUT-1 in 11/15 (73%) cases, and for EMA in 13/15 (87%) cases. The group of reactive lesions was positive for GLUT- 1 in 2/38 cases (5%), and positive for EMA in 7/38 (18%) cases. The median proliferation rate was 1% in benign lesions and 3% in mesotheliomas. The sensitivity and specificity for EMA was 87% and 82% respectively, with a positive predictive value of 65% and a negative predictive value of 94%. The sensitivity and specificity for GLUT-1 was 73% and 95% respectively, with a positive predictive value of 85% and a negative predictive value of 90%. Conclusion: EMA and GLUT-1 are sensitive and specific markers that express more frequently in mesothelioma than in benign mesothelial lesions with higher specificity in the case of GLUT-1 for the detection of malignant proliferations. In a mesothelial proliferation without invasion criteria, EMA and GLUT-1, including histopathology, may be sensitive and specific markers to define malignancy. Thus, a morphologically doubtful mesothelial proliferation with positive staining (diffuse and intense), for these antibodies could be a mesothelioma. However, the evidence of underlying tissue infiltration by mesothelial cells currently remains the gold standard for diagnosis of mesothelioma. Both markers should be included in the immunohistochemical panel to distinguish benign from malignant mesothelial lesions.

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Medicina (B.Aires) ; 65(5): 419-424, 2005. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-445762

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The differential diagnosis of certain B CD5+ lymphoproliferative processes, such as mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia (ACLL), is difficult. The aim of this study was to correlate morphological findings, cyclin D1 (cD1) detection by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunophenotype by flow cytometry (FC) with the results obtained by molecular biology in this type of neoplasias. We analyzed 20 samples classified as B CD5+ lymphoproliferative processes by FC. PCR was used for t(11;14) bcl-1/IgH determination. Histopathological and IHC studies for cD1 were done in 14 cases. Twelve cases were diagnosed as MCL, with positive cD1 in 5 (5/9), five as ACLL and three as B lymphoproliferative process. PCR revealed t(11;14) in 6/12 MCL and negative results in the other groups (0/8). Molecular biology evidenced translocation in 4/5 MCL positive for cD1 with IHC. The presence of translocation could be demonstrated by IHC and PCR in 7/12 MCL: 4 with both techniques, 2 with PCR alone, and 1 with IHC alone. These findings show a significant association between cD1 by IHC and bcl-1/ IgH gene detection by PCR, which implies that both techniques are complementary for MCL typing.


Algunos procesos linfoproliferativos B CD5+ son de difícil diagnóstico diferencial como es el casodel linfoma del manto (LM) y la leucemia linfocítica crónica atípica (LLCA). El motivo del presenteestudio fue correlacionar los hallazgos morfológicos, la detección de ciclina D1 (cD1) por inmunohistoquímica(IHQ) y el inmunofenotipo por citometría de flujo (CF) con los resultados obtenidos por biología molecular en este tipo de neoplasias. Se estudiaron 20 muestras clasificadas como procesos linfoproliferativos B CD5+ por CF. Se realizó la determinación de t(11;14) bcl-1/IgH por PCR. El estudio histopatológico e IHQ para cD1 se efectuó en 14 casos. Doce casos fueron diagnosticados como LM, con cD1 positiva en 5 (5/9); cinco como LLCA y tres como proceso linfoproliferativo B. Con PCR se observó t(11;14) en 6/12 LM y negatividad en losrestantes grupos (0/8). Se pudo demostrar la presencia de traslocación en 7/12 LM mediante IHQ Y PCR: 4con ambas técnicas, 2 con PCR exclusivamente y 1 con IHQ, evidenciando una alta asociación entre cD1 por IHQ y la detección del gen bcl-1/IgH por PCR, ambas técnicas complementarias en la tipificación de LM.


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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Cyclin D1/metabolism , Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology , Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell/pathology , /metabolism , Spleen/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/metabolism , Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell/metabolism , Lymph Nodes/pathology , Bone Marrow/pathology
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Medicina (B.Aires) ; 65(3): 219-225, 2005. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-425256

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Las neoplasias de células plasmáticas resultan de la expansión de un clon de células B que secreta inmunoglobulinas, conocido como componente monoclonal o componente M. Las neoplasias malignas incluyen al mieloma múltiple y la macroglobulinemia de Waldenström, y la condición premaligna comprende las gammapatías monoclonales de significado incierto (MGUS). El MGUS presenta un componente monoclonal sin evidencia de mieloma múltiple, macroglobulinemia de Waldenström, amiloidosis primaria u otros desórdenes. El diagnóstico se basa en la combinación de características patológicas, radiológicas y clínicas. Aproximadamente el 25% de las gammapatías monoclonales de significado incierto desarrollarán mieloma múltiple, amiloidosis sistémica, macroglobulinemia o enfermedades linfoproliferativas malignas, indicando que sería una condición premielomatosa. El objetivo del presente trabajo es establecer la utilidad clínica de la inmunofenotipificación por citometría de flujo (CF) y la detección de clonalidad por biología molecular. Se estudiaron 32 pacientes, siete con diagnóstico de mieloma múltiple y veinticinco con gammapatía monoclonal em estudio, los cuales fueron divididos en cuatro grupos basados en los datos clínicos y los resultados de CF. Em el grupo de pacientes con CF no diagnóstica, se realizó la detección de los rearreglos de los genes de las cadenas pesadas de las inmunoglobulinas mediante reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR), detectándose monoclonalidad en el 59% de los casos. El estudio de los rearreglos de los genes de las cadenas pesadas de las IgH mediante PCR incrementa la sensibilidad de detección de monoclonalidad.


Subject(s)
Middle Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Humans , Male , Female , Bone Marrow/pathology , Gene Rearrangement/genetics , Immunoglobulin Fragments/genetics , Immunophenotyping/standards , Paraproteinemias/genetics , Polymerase Chain Reaction/standards , Biopsy, Fine-Needle , Multiple Myeloma/genetics , Multiple Myeloma/pathology , Paraproteinemias/pathology , Sensitivity and Specificity
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