| Literature DB >> 23060301 |
Kyohei Masai1, Koji Tsuta, Mitsumasa Kawago, Takahiro Tatsumori, Tomoaki Kinno, Tomoko Taniyama, Akihiko Yoshida, Hisao Asamura, Hitoshi Tsuda.
Abstract
Recent clinical trials have revealed that accurate histologic typing of non-small cell lung cancer is essential. Until now, squamous cell carcinoma (SQC) and adenocarcinoma (ADC) markers have not been thoroughly analyzed for pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs). We analyzed the expression of 8 markers [p63, cytokeratin (CK) 5/6, SOX2, CK7, desmocollin 3, thyroid transcription factor-1 (8G7G3/1 and SPT24), and napsin A] in 224 NECs. SOX2 (76.2%) had the greatest expression for NECs. CK5/6 (1.4%), desmocollin 3 (0.5%), and napsin A (0%) were expressed less or not at all in NECs. Although our investigated markers have been reported useful for differentiating between SQC and ADC, some of them were also present in a portion of pulmonary NECs. In our study, CK5/6 and desmocollin 3 were highly specific markers for SQC, and napsin A was highly specific for ADC. These markers are recommended for diagnosis of poorly differentiated non-small cell lung cancer.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID： 23060301 DOI： 10.1097/PAI.0b013e31826fd4f3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol ISSN： 1533-4058