Immunophenotype of Thymic Epithelial Tumors According to the New World Health Organization Classification
Korean Journal of Pathology
;
: 278-285, 2001.
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Dans Coréen
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| ID: wpr-80861
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To identify the expression patterns and usefulness of various antibodies in making diagnoses and predicting prognoses, an immunohistochemical study was performed on thymic epithelial tumors (TETs).METHODS:
Forty-two cases of TETs were reclassified according to the new World Health Organization (WHO) classifications. CD3, CD5, CD79a, CD99, pan-, high- and low-molecular weight cytokeratins, EMA, vimentin, MIB-1 (Ki67) and p53 immunostaining were carried out.RESULTS:
There were two, twelve, eight, two, thirteen and one case for type A, AB, B1, B2, B3 and C, respectively. Combined B1/B2 and B2/B3 were 2 cases each. Fourteen cases (33.3%) had myasthenia gravis. CD99 was immunoreactive mainly in cortically derived lymphocytes, while CD3 and CD5 were immunoreactive in medullary-derived lymphocytes. CD5 immunoreactivity was negative in all thymic epithelial cells, except for one case of type B3. MIB-1 indices were highly expressed in cortical lymphocytes and some thymic epithelial cells, but did not show any correlation with grades. p53 in thymic epithelial cells was expressed in 6 (46%) out of 13 cases of type B3 and one case of type C, and it was negative in all other subtypes.CONCLUSIONS:
Only p53 was helpful for predicting high grades (B3 and C) (P<0.05). By MIB-1 indices, we could tell how many cortical immature lymphocytes were occupied in TETs, however, grading could not be achieved.
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Sujet Principal:
Pronostic
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Thymus (glande)
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Vimentine
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Organisation mondiale de la santé
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Immunohistochimie
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Lymphocytes
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Santé mondiale
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Classification
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Diagnostic
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Cellules épithéliales
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Étude pronostique
langue:
Coréen
Texte intégral:
Korean Journal of Pathology
Année:
2001
Type:
Article
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