Expression and clinical significance of kidney injury molecule-1 in renal epithelial neoplasms / 中华病理学杂志
Chinese Journal of Pathology
;
(12): 35-39, 2010.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-273426
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the expression and clinical significance of kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) in primary and metastatic renal epithelial neoplasms.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 136 cases of kidney neoplasms were retrospectively reviewed including 63 primary clear cell renal cell carcinomas (RCCs), 22 papillary RCCs, 13 chromophobe RCCs, 7 oncocytomas, 7 RCCs associated with Xp11.2 translocation/TFE3 gene fusions and 24 metastatic clear cell RCCs. Immunostaining for KIM-1 and kidney-specific-protein (Ksp)-cadherin were performed and the relationship to tumor stage and grade in clear cell RCCs was investigated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Expression of KIM-1 was detected in 77.8% (49/63) of clear cell RCCs, 90.9% (20/22) of papillary RCCs, 1/13 of chromophobe RCCs, 7/7 of RCCs associated with Xp11.2 translocation/TFE3 gene fusions and 87.5%(21/24) of the metastatic RCCs, but not detected in 7 cases of oncocytomas. A diffuse expression of KIM-1 was more frequently observed in Furhman nuclear grade III/IV clear cell RCCs (P = 0.010). Ksp-cadherin expression was mainly observed in chromophobe RCCs and oncocytomas.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>KIM-1 is a specific biomarker for injuried kidney proximal tubules and the corresponding neoplasms, and has a high specificity and sensitivity for primary or metastatic clear cell RCCs, papillary RCCs and RCCs associated with Xp11.2 translocation/TFE3 gene fusions. Combination of KIM-1 and Ksp-cadherin immunostaining can lead to a more precise histological classification of primary kidney epithelial neoplasms and improve the diagnostic accuracy of metastatic RCCs.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pathology
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Receptors, Virus
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Translocation, Genetic
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Bone Neoplasms
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Membrane Glycoproteins
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Carcinoma, Papillary
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell
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Cadherins
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Retrospective Studies
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Classification
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Pathology
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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