Mucinous goblet cell carcinoma of lung, detail of paper by G. Rossi

Since the possible combinations of reactivities are so important, I have given the results for each case1:

 

 case

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

total

 

TTF-1

+

+

+

-

+

+

-

+

+

+

-

8/11

CDX-2

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

11/11

MUC2

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

11/11

MUC5AC

-

-

-

+

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

2/11

SP-A

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

+

-

4/11

CK7

-

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

-

+

9/11

CK20

+

+

-

-

+

+

+

+

-

-

-

6/11

References

1Rossi, G., B. Murer, et al. (2004). "Primary mucinous (so-called colloid) carcinomas of the lung: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study with special reference to CDX-2 homeobox gene and MUC2 expression." Am J Surg Pathol 28(4): 442-52.

 

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