Scientific article
English

IMP3 distinguishes uterine serous carcinoma from endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma

Published inAmerican journal of clinical pathology, vol. 133, no. 6, p. 899-908
Publication date2010
Abstract

Differentiating uterine serous carcinoma (USC) from endometrioid adenocarcinoma (EAC) could be problematic, especially in high-grade EACs and tumors exhibiting architectural variations. To address this issue, we evaluated 103 endometrial carcinoma cases using 4 immunomarkers, beta-catenin, IMP3, PTEN, and p53. Cases included 31 USCs, 57 EACs, and 15 mixed EAC-USCs. Of 31 USCs and 57 EACs, 8 and 9, respectively, were considered diagnostically difficult and challenging. beta-catenin was more frequently expressed in EAC (P = .001); p53, PTEN, and IMP3 were more frequently found in USC (P < .001 for each). IMP3 was the best independent predictive marker for USCs. The best marker combination for predicting USCs was PTEN+/IMP3+ (exact odds ratio, 163.87; 95% confidence interval, 19.62 to infinity; P < .001). IMP3 was consistently negative in all 9 challenging EAC cases and consistently positive in all 8 challenging USC cases. None of the markers or their combinations demonstrated any value in making the diagnosis of serous component in mixed EAC-USC tumors. IMP3 immunoexpression and the IMP3+/PTEN+ pattern are the best independent and combination markers, respectively, to predict USCs. We strongly recommend using them in difficult and challenging cases.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid/diagnosis/*pathology
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/diagnosis/*pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • PTEN Phosphohydrolase/*analysis
  • RNA-Binding Proteins/*analysis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tumor Markers, Biological/*analysis
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/analysis
  • Uterine Neoplasms/diagnosis/*pathology
  • Beta Catenin/analysis
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MHAWECH-FAUCEGLIA, Paulette et al. IMP3 distinguishes uterine serous carcinoma from endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma. In: American journal of clinical pathology, 2010, vol. 133, n° 6, p. 899–908. doi: 10.1309/AJCPQDQXJ4FNRFQB
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