| Turkish Journal of Cancer |
| 2008, Volume 38, Number 3, Page(s) 113-117 |
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| CD15 and CEA expression in thymic epithelial neoplasms |
| AYTEKİN AKYOL, AYŞEGÜL ÜNER |
| Hacettepe University, Department of Pathology, Ankara-Turkey |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of
CD15 and CEA in thymic epithelial neoplasms and assess
their correlation with various World Health Organisation
(WHO) subclasses of thymic epithelial neoplasms. A
total of seventy cases of thymic epithelial neoplasm seen
between 1981 and 2001 were retrieved from the archives
of the Department of Pathology at Hacettepe University.
Hematoxylene and Eosin stained sections were evaluated
and reclassified according to the WHO classification. Representative
sections from each case were stained for CD15
and CEA by immunohistochemical technique. CD15 was
strongly positive in 4 of 5 (80%) WHO type A cases and
specifically stained the A component in all of mixed (AB)
thymomas. While 3 of 5 (60%) WHO type C cases strongly
expressed CD15, none of WHO type B cases demonstrated
strong positivity. Strong CEA expression was not seen
in any of the cases. Heterogeneous staining pattern (+2)
was seen in only WHO type C cases and not in any of type
A or B cases. Thus, CD15 expression highly correlates with
type A component of thymic epithelial neoplasms. CEA expression
on the other hand can be seen in type C thymic
epithelial neoplasms. [Turk J Cancer 2008;38(3):113-117]
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