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Am J Surg Pathol ; 38(10): 1429-36, 2014 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25046341

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Pulmonary carcinoids are neuroendocrine tumors histopathologically subclassified into typical (TC; no necrosis, <2 mitoses per 2 mm) and atypical (AC; necrosis or 2 to 10 mitoses per 2 mm). The reproducibility of lung carcinoid classification, however, has not been extensively studied and may be hampered by the presence of pyknotic apoptosis mimicking mitotic figures. Furthermore, prediction of prognosis based on histopathology varies, especially for ACs. We examined the presence of interobserver variation between 5 experienced pulmonary pathologists who reviewed 123 originally diagnosed pulmonary carcinoid cases. The tumors were subsequently redistributed over 3 groups: unanimously classified cases, consensus cases (4/5 pathologists rendered identical diagnosis), and disagreement cases (divergent diagnosis by ≥2 assessors). κ-values were calculated, and results were correlated with clinical follow-up and molecular data. When focusing on the 114/123 cases unanimously classified as pulmonary carcinoids, the interobserver agreement was only fair (κ=0.32). Of these 114 cases, 55% were unanimously classified, 25% reached consensus classification, and for 19% there was no consensus. ACs were significantly more often in the latter category (P=0.00038). The designation of TCs and ACs by ≥3 assessors was not associated with prognosis (P=0.11). However, when disagreement cases were allocated on the basis of Ki-67 proliferative index (<5%; ≥5%) or nuclear orthopedia homeobox immunostaining (+; -), correlation with prognosis improved significantly (P=0.00040 and 0.0024, respectively). In conclusion, there is a considerable interobserver variation in the histopathologic classification of lung carcinoids, in particular concerning ACs. Additional immunomarkers such as Ki-67 or orthopedia homeobox may improve classification and prediction of prognosis.


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Tumor Carcinoide/classificação , Tumor Carcinoide/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/classificação , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Terminologia como Assunto , Organização Mundial da Saúde , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biópsia , Tumor Carcinoide/química , Tumor Carcinoide/mortalidade , Proliferação de Células , Consenso , Europa (Continente) , Feminino , Proteínas de Homeodomínio , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Antígeno Ki-67/análise , Neoplasias Pulmonares/química , Neoplasias Pulmonares/mortalidade , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Índice Mitótico , Necrose , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Prognóstico , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Adulto Jovem
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