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  • 1
    ISSN: 1365-2303
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: The purpose of this study was to establish a good technical procedure for immunocytochemical (IC) staining of prognostic markers in breast cancer specimens. The influence of various preparation, fixation and storage methods on ER, P53 and Ki-67 IC staining was assessed, using cells of two breast cancer cell lines T47D (ER/P53+) and ZR-75-ER (ER+, P53−). In addition we searched for a suitable transport medium. Depending on the technical procedure, great variations in expression of the tested antigens were found. Cytospins fixed and stored according to the Abbott method gave the best results. Histocon appeared to be the medium of choice. A good concordance of IC and immunohistochemical (IH) results was found when the adopted method was tested on material of 10 breast cancers. This study underlines the importance of quality controlled standardization of cell processing, fixation and storage of fine needle aspiration (FNA) aspirates in order to obtain reproducible and consistent IC results.
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  • 2
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    Histopathology 12 (1988), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1365-2559
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: The intermediate filament profile of adrenal cortex and its related tumours has been evaluated. Most adrenocortical cells contained cytokeratin 8 and 18 as demonstrated by monoclonal antibodies CAM 5.2, M20, M9 and RGE53. Cytokeratin immunoreactivity was not confined to a functional zone of the adrenal cortex. Only a small number of the adrenocortical cells showed vimentin immunoreactivity. From normal adrenal cortex through adenomas, to carcinomas, there is a progressive decrease or even loss of cytokeratin immunoreactivity and an increase in vimentin immunoreactivity. Aberrant cytokeratin expression was not found in adrenocortical adenomas and carcinomas with the antibodies used. Awareness of the possible absence of cytokeratin immunoreactivity in adrenocortical carcinomas is important whenever antibodies to cytokeratins and vimentin are used for diagnostic purposes in poorly differentiated neoplasms.
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    Histopathology 15 (1989), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1365-2559
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1365-2303
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Immunocytochemical staining of effusions; an external quality control study in The NetherlandsIn The Netherlands an external quality control study of immunocytochemical (IC) staining of effusions was initiated, consisting of three test rounds. The 12 participating laboratories received samples of malignant effusions (runs 1, 2 and 3), and five unstained control specimens prepared from the same material in runs 2 and 3. The laboratories used their own protocols to prepare and stain the samples (‘in-house’ specimens). Two persons viewed and scored the slides following preset criteria concerning number and morphology of diagnostic cells, background staining and staining specificity. Better scoring results were found for control specimens, compared with ‘in-house’ specimens, primarily caused by cell loss in the latter. This finding underlines the view that high quality IC needs well organized processing and staining procedures, and warrants external quality control systems.
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1437-160X
    Keywords: Lupus nephritis ; Serology ; Histology
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary As autoantibodies are thought to participate in the pathogenesis of renal inflammation in systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) we investigated associations between serological markers of disease activity in SLE and the activity of renal histopathological lesions in thirty-five patients with lupus nephritis (LN). We found the following prevalence of serum auto-antibodies in LN: IgG antinuclear antibodies (ANA) 100%, IgM ANA 69%, IgA ANA 60%, IgG anti-dsDNA 60%, IgM antidsDNA 71%, IgA anti-dsDNA 60%, anti-RNP 20%, anti-Sm 14%, anti-SSA 31%, anti-SSB 14%, anti-histone 37%, anti-cardiolipin 80% and antibody to ribosomal protein (anti-P) 6%. No correlation was found between serological parameters and the WHO-classification of biopsies. The activity-index of histological lesion, assessed according to the NIH-renal histology scoring system, correlated with IgM ANA and IgM anti-dsDNA titers. Of all the specific features of histological renal inflammation, glomerular proliferation showed the best overall correlation with serological parameters of disease activity. Anticardiolipin antibodies were correlated with overall disease activity, but not with renal histological activity. Thus, serological markers of disease activity did not adequately reflect the amount of renal inflammation in LN and cannot replace renal biopsy as a diagnostic tool.
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  • 6
    ISSN: 1432-1335
    Keywords: Carcinoma of unknown origin ; Immunohistochemistry ; Chemotherapy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract A subgroup of patients with metastatic carcinomas of unknown origin may benefit from combination chemotherapy. The relevance of immunohistochemistry in detecting such patients was investigated. Immunohistochemical studies with a panel of antibodies were performed on the tissue specimens of 41 patients having a light-microscopic diagnosis of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma or undifferentiated carcinoma of unknown origin, who had been treated with cisplatin-containing chemotherapy. The study aimed to answer the following questions: (a) Can the tissue type of the tumor be verified? (b) Can a primary organ site be identified? (c) Can a prognostic immunohistochemical profile be recognized? The original diagnosis had to be changed in 2 of the 41 patients, who turned out to have a malignant lymphoma and neuroblastoma, respectively. The primary site was diagnosed in a patient with prostate cancer, whereas in one case the diagnosis could be narrowed down to a neuroendocrine tumor. No certain immunohistochemical profile with prognostic significance could be identified. It was concluded that immunohistochemistry should be routinely used in cases of undifferentiated carcinoma of unknown primary origin to verify the histological diagnosis and to select the appropriate therapy.
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  • 7
    ISSN: 1432-1459
    Keywords: Paraneoplastic neurological syndrome ; Anti-neuronal antibodies ; Systemic auto-antibodies ; Auto-immune susceptibility
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Sera from 23 patients with paraneoplastic disease of the central nervous system (PNS) were examined for the presence of anti-neuronal (anti-Hu, anti-Yo/PCA) and anti-Ri) and systemic auto-antibodies, including antibodies against DNA, centromeres, nRNP, Sm antigen, Scl-70, Ro(SS-A), La(SS-B), mitochondria, thyroid antigens, parietal calls, brush border antigen and rheumatoid factor. As controls, sera from 33 patients with small cell lung cancer, 33 with ovarian cancer and 7 with breast cancer and from 107 aged-matched healthy persons were used. Systemic auto-antibodies were found in 52% of patients with para-neoplastic neurological syndromes compared with only 16% (P = 0.001) in the control group with cancer only and 15% in the group of healthy controls. The relatively high percentage of systemic auto-antibodies in patients with PNS indicates that there is a genetic susceptibility to the development of auto-immune phenomena. This may provide an explanation for the relatively rare occurrence of PNS in patients with cancer.
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  • 8
    ISSN: 1432-1335
    Keywords: EGF receptors ; Immunohistochemistry ; Ovarian carcinomas
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) was studied with monoclonal antibody 2E9 on 50 ovarian tumors of various histological types and 10 non-tumorous ovarian tissues by immunohistochemistry. Enhanced expression was observed in 26/50 (52%) of the tumors. Only 25 out of 46 epithelial tumors (54%) showed positivity in epithelial tumor cells. Staining was cytoplasmic in all cases. No correlation was established between EGF-R expression and the histological type of the epithelial tumor. Apart from EGF-R expression in tumor cells, low immunoreactivity was also observed in stromal and endothelial cells in both normal and tumorous ovarian tissues. Furthermore in 8/9 specimens containing necrotic areas, EGF-R was noticed in these areas as well. Both of the latter observations may have impact on the evaluation of the prognostic value of EGF-R activity in tumors, when based on EGF-R measurements using biochemical binding studies. We therefore recommend that EGF-R is measured with both methods in studies regarding its clinical value.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Primary Sjögren's Syndrome ; Vasculitis ; Diagnosis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Described are two patients whose primary Sjögren's syndrome presented as leucocytoclastic vasculitis of the skin. One patient initially admitted complaints of dryness of the eyes and the mouth after direct questioning, and serologic testing revealed the presence of Ro/SS-A and La/SS-B antibodies. In the other patient the presence of antinuclear antibodies and rheumatoid factors in serum were the only suggestions of the presence of primary Sjögren's syndrome. Primary Sjögren's syndrome should be considered in patients presenting with leucocytoclastic vasculitis.
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