Calretinin. A selective marker of normal and neoplastic mesothelial cells in serous effusions.
Acta Cytol
; 41(6): 1757-61, 1997.
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| ID: mdl-9390137
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To document that a polyclonal antiserum to calretinin, a 29-kd calcium-binding protein, consistently decorates normal and tumor mesothelial cells in cytologic preparations. STUDYDESIGN:
Thirty-three archival cytologic specimens from eight patients with histologically confirmed malignant mesothelioma and 13 from patients with metastatic serous effusions were destained and then immunostained with anticalretinin antiserum. For investigation of cell suspensions, four pleural fluids were incubated with anticalretinin antiserum. After cytocentrifugation the specimens were stained in accordance with the alkaline phosphatase anti-alkaline phosphatase (APAAP) method. For electron microscopic examination the cell suspensions were then incubated with gold-labeled antirabbit antibody.RESULTS:
The diagnostic sensitivity of this new immunocytochemical approach reached 100% for the eight malignant mesotheliomas investigated. Only 3 of the 13 adenocarcinomas metastatic to the serous membranes included in this study were weakly reactive, accounting for 81% specificity. Binding of anticalretinin antiserum to living mesothelial cells was consistently documented in all four cases investigated.CONCLUSION:
Calretinin is a very useful marker for positive identification of normal and tumor mesothelial cells in serous effusions.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pleural Effusion
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S100 Calcium Binding Protein G
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Ascitic Fluid
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Biomarkers, Tumor
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Pleural Effusion, Malignant
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Mesothelioma
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Cytol
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy