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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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2/2012
vol. 9
 
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TORAKOCHIRURGIA
The importance of immunohistochemistry for differentiation of lung adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in small samples and cytology specimens

Renata Langfort
,
Małgorzata Szołkowska
,
Ewa Szczepulska-Wójcik
,
Naim Qandil
,
Beata Maksymiuk
,
Dorota Giedronowicz
,
Piotr Rudziński
,
Tadeusz M. Orłowski

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2012; 2: 202–209
Online publish date: 2012/07/02
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Introduction: In many cases typing of advanced lung non-small cell carcinoma (NSCLC), especially differentiation between adenocarcinoma (ADC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC),

requires special stains, mainly immunohistochemistry (IHC).

Methods: 53 cases of NSCLC diagnosed on small biopsies and cell block samples were evaluated. The panel of IHC antibodies comprised markers characteristic for ADC (TTF-1, napsin A, CK7) and for SCC (p63, CK5/6, CK34ßE12) in order to determine their value in diagnosis of NSCLC. Besides IHC, mucicarmine stain was tested. Results were correlated with the final diagnosis obtained from surgical specimens.

Results: In 57% of cases the subtype of NSCLC was established only by H+E stain. Using mucin stain and immunohistochemistry the accuracy of diagnosis increased by 22% to reach 79%. P63 turned out to be the most specific antibody, whose expression was seen in the vast majority of SQCC and in

a squamous component of other types of NSCLC. CK5/6 exhibited similar specificity to p63 but was lower in sensitivity. TTF-1 and napsin A were the most useful antibodies for ADC and

a positive reaction was seen in about 60% of ADC. Both markers were highly specific but, like p63, less sensitive. Since CK7 and CK34 proved less specific, their value in typing of NSCLC was limited. Mucin stain seemed to be a valuable marker but not very sensitive, although it was very helpful in diagnosis

of TTF-1 negative ADC.

Conclusions: IHC allows one to make a more accurate diagnosis than H+E stain alone. The most effective panel of IHC that facilitates subclassification of NSCLC in small samples and cell blocks comprised TTF-1, p63 and mucicarmine stain.
keywords:

non-small cell lung carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, mucicarmine, immunohistochemistry
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