Combined double CK5/P63 stain: useful adjunct test for diagnosing pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma.
DIAGNOSTIC CYTOPATHOLOGY(2012)
摘要
Increasing demand for accurate differentiation of pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma (SQCC) from other subtypes can be challenging for pathologists. This is more so in fine-needle aspirations (FNA) since the sample is small and SQCC may show degenerative changes and necrosis that distort the cellular features. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a valuable adjunct, and CK5/6 and P63 immunoreactivity is found to be basically restricted to SQCC. In our study, we evaluated the efficiency of CK5/P63 double staining in the diagnosis of pulmonary SQCC in cell blocks (CB) of lung FNA. We used a cohort including 24 CB of lung SQCC and 34 CB of lung adenocarcinomas (ADC). IHC was performed for CK5/P63 double stain. Seventeen of 24 (70%) lung SQCC were positive for the double stain CK5/P63. Two (8%) were positive for CK5 alone and two (8%) were positive for P63 alone. Thus, a total 19 of 24(79%) SQCC of the lung were positive for CK5 and P63 each. In ADC, no immunoreactivity was detected for CK5 alone or combined CK5/P63. Three of 34(8%) ADC were positive for P63. This first study of double staining of CK5/P63 in FNA CB shows a sensitivity of 70% and specificity of 100% for SQCC of the lung. When each marker staining alone is included, the sensitivity for CK5 and P63 increases to 79% each. This double stain can help in the diagnosis of pulmonary SQCC with an accuracy of 88% and a positive predictive value of 100%. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2012. (c) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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CK5,P63 double stain,cell blocks,immunohistochemistry,lung cancer,fine-needle aspiration
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