{"title":"Applicability of the FDA-approved Immunohistochemical Panel for Identification of MMRd Phenotype in Uterine Endometrioid Carcinoma.","authors":"Sumiyo Adachi, Jun-Ichiro Kimata, Kyota Hanami, Katsuyuki Adachi, Toshio Igarashi, Shan-Guang Liang, Yasuo Ishida, Takashi Fujino, Kazuto Yamazaki","doi":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001170","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001170","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Ventana MMR RxDx Panel as the first immunohistochemical companion diagnostic test for identification of tumors with mismatch repair (MMR) status. The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of this test in comparison with polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based microsatellite instability (MSI) analysis. We assessed the MMR/MSI concordance rate in 140 cases of endometrioid carcinoma. MMR status was evaluated by immunohistochemistry (MMR-IHC), and MSI status was evaluated by PCR-based analysis (MSI-PCR). Potential molecular mechanisms responsible for MSH6 staining variations were also analyzed. Immunohistochemistry showed that 34 tumors (24.3%) were MMRd; these included 26 with combined MLH1/PMS2 loss, 2 with combined MSH2/MSH6 loss, and 6 with isolated MSH6 loss. Heterogeneous MSH6 loss was found in 10 tumors and was recognized only in tumors with combined MLH1/PMS2 loss. Eight of 10 tumors with heterogeneous MSH6 loss harbored MSH6 C8 tract instability, suggesting a secondary somatic event after MLH1/PMS2 loss. MSI-PCR revealed that 102 tumors were MSS, 4 were MSI-low, and 34 were MSI-high. Consequently, MMR-IHC and MSI-PCR showed perfect concordance (kappa=0.080, P <0.0001). However, 10 of the 34 MSI-high tumors, including the 6 tumors with isolated MSH6 loss, showed only minimal microsatellite shift by MSI-PCR, which may have been erroneously interpreted as MSS or MSI-low. On the basis of these findings, we consider that the FDA-approved immunohistochemical panel can detect MMR variations consistently and is more accurate than MSI-PCR for determining the applicability of immune checkpoint inhibitors for treatment of endometrioid carcinomas.</p>","PeriodicalId":48952,"journal":{"name":"Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology","volume":" ","pages":"24-31"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49683950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Depigmentation of Melanin-containing Tissues Using Hypochlorous Acid to Enhance Hematoxylin-eosin and Immunohistochemical Staining.","authors":"Lu Wang, Gangping Wang","doi":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001167","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pathologists diagnose diseases by observing the histologic and cellular morphology microscopically. However, the high pigmentation in melanin-containing tumors can hide the tumor cell structures, making diagnosing challenging. Previously, hydrogen peroxide and potassium permanganate were utilized for melanin bleaching with several limitations. For instance, hydrogen peroxide has a weak bleaching ability, and the process is time-consuming (12 h). Meanwhile, potassium permanganate affects the antigenicity of antigens and is unsuitable for immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. In this study, the hypochlorous acid (HClO) solution was applied to hematoxylin-eosin and IHC staining of melanin tissue sections. The study discovered that 1% HClO could completely bleach melanin particles in tumor tissues in a short period (19.95 ± 2.53 min) without compromising the hematoxylin-eosin staining. In addition, 2% HClO was utilized for bleaching at room temperature for 61.17 ± 4.32 minutes after the tissue was incubated with 3,3'-diaminobenzidine in IHC staining. This treatment effectively removed melanin without negatively impacting 3,3'-diaminobenzidine signal expression, thus ensuring that the sections met the necessary diagnostic requirements. Therefore, this method could facilitate pathologists in disease diagnosis of melanin-containing tissues.</p>","PeriodicalId":48952,"journal":{"name":"Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology","volume":" ","pages":"53-59"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10695334/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49683952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachel K Vanderschelden, Jacob A Jerome, Daniel Gonzalez, Lindsey Seigh, Gloria J Carter, Beth Z Clark, Esther Elishaev, Jeffrey Louis Fine, Lakshmi Harinath, Mirka W Jones, Tatiana M Villatoro, Thing Rinda Soong, Jing Yu, Chengquan Zhao, Doug Hartman, Rohit Bhargava
{"title":"Implementation of Digital Image Analysis in Assessment of Ki67 Index in Breast Cancer.","authors":"Rachel K Vanderschelden, Jacob A Jerome, Daniel Gonzalez, Lindsey Seigh, Gloria J Carter, Beth Z Clark, Esther Elishaev, Jeffrey Louis Fine, Lakshmi Harinath, Mirka W Jones, Tatiana M Villatoro, Thing Rinda Soong, Jing Yu, Chengquan Zhao, Doug Hartman, Rohit Bhargava","doi":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001171","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The clinical utility of the proliferation marker Ki67 in breast cancer treatment and prognosis is an active area of research. Studies have suggested that differences in pre-analytic and analytic factors contribute to low analytical validity of the assay, with scoring methods accounting for a large proportion of this variability. Use of standard scoring methods is limited, in part due to the time intensive nature of such reporting protocols. Therefore, use of digital image analysis tools may help to both standardize reporting and improve workflow. In this study, digital image analysis was utilized to quantify Ki67 indices in 280 breast biopsy and resection specimens during routine clinical practice. The supervised Ki67 indices were then assessed for agreement with a manual count of 500 tumor cells. Agreement was excellent, with an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.96 for the pathologist-supervised analysis. This study illustrates an example of a rapid, accurate workflow for implementation of digital image analysis in Ki67 scoring in breast cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":48952,"journal":{"name":"Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology","volume":" ","pages":"17-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71487782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GATA3 Expression in HPV-associated and HPV-independent Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinomas: Patterns of Expression and Prognostic Significance.","authors":"Elmira Vaziri Fard, Somaye Y Zare, Oluwole Fadare","doi":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001162","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001162","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Substantial diminution or loss of GATA3 expression is reportedly frequent in human papillomavirus-independent (HPVI), p53-mediated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia. Herein, we study GATA3 expression in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC) and assess its clinicopathologic significance. Eighty-six cases of VSCC diagnosed at a single institution were immunohistochemically assessed for their expression of GATA3, as well as any possible relationships with patient outcomes and other clinicopathologic parameters. Given that GATA3 expression pattern in the normal vulvar epidermis is typically strong basal staining with a uniform upward extension until at least the mid epidermal layers, VSCCs were scored using a previously reported tripattern system: pattern 0 (>75% tumor staining), pattern 1 (25% to 75% staining), and pattern 2 (<25% staining). Severe loss of GATA3 expression (pattern 2) was present in both human papillomavirus-associated (HPVA) and HPVI VSCC but was significantly more common in HPVI cases ( P <0.001). Among 52 HPVA VSCCs, 16 (30.7%), 15 (28.8%), and 21 (40.3%) cases showed patterns 0, 1, 2 staining whereas among 34 HPVI VSCCs, the respective frequencies were 1 (2.9%), 5 (14.7%), and 28 (82.3%). None of the 30 p53 abnormal VSCCs showed pattern 0 staining (0%). Five (16.6%) and 25 (83.3%) showed patterns 1 and 2 staining, respectively. On univariate analysis, the pattern 2 cohort showed a significantly worse overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) than the pattern 0 or 1 cohort ( P =0.011 and 0.024, respectively), but this finding was not independent of stage on multivariate analysis ( P =0.34; hazard ratio: 1.82; 95% CI: 0.55-6.06). Subgroup analysis of the p53 wild-type cases showed significantly worse OS for pattern 2 than the pattern 0 or 1 cohorts, independent of stage ( P =0.04; hazard ratio: 6.5; 95% CI: 1.08-39.8). Subgroup analysis of p53 abnormal cases, however, showed no difference in OS and DFS among the 3-tiered GATA3 cohorts. In summary, loss of GATA3 may be seen in both HPVA and HPVI VSCCs but is significantly more common in HPVI SCCs. Loss or substantial diminution of GATA3 expression (pattern 2) is a negative prognostic factor in vulvar SCCs, but only in the p53 wild-type subset, where its negative prognostic significance appears to be independent of stage.</p>","PeriodicalId":48952,"journal":{"name":"Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology","volume":" ","pages":"661-667"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41137820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana M Colino Gallardo, Montserrat De la Torre Serrano, Lorenzo Alarcón García, Isabel Casado Fariñas, David De Pablo Velasco, Javier Martínez-Useros, Rodrigo Barderas, María J Fernández-Aceñero
{"title":"Histopathologic Changes in Congenital Corneal Stromal Dystrophy: Report of 4 Cases in 2 Families.","authors":"Ana M Colino Gallardo, Montserrat De la Torre Serrano, Lorenzo Alarcón García, Isabel Casado Fariñas, David De Pablo Velasco, Javier Martínez-Useros, Rodrigo Barderas, María J Fernández-Aceñero","doi":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001156","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Corneal dystrophies are hereditary diseases affecting the corneal tissue; they are bilateral, symmetrical and unrelated to environmental or systemic conditions. Congenital corneal stromal dystrophy is a very rare autosomal dominant dystrophy that is caused by a mutation in the DCN gene that encodes decorin (a proteoglycan of the extracellular matrix). We herein report 4 cases of congenital stromal corneal dystrophy in 2 families, highlighting the previously undescribed histopathologic features, the possible differential diagnosis of this entity and the key role played by decorin staining in its diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":48952,"journal":{"name":"Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology","volume":" ","pages":"682-689"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41137845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chia-Hsing Liu, Shu-Jyuan Chang, Min-Jan Tsai, Sheau-Fang Yang
{"title":"Comparison of Confirmed Cytology Smears and Cell Blocks for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation Testing in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.","authors":"Chia-Hsing Liu, Shu-Jyuan Chang, Min-Jan Tsai, Sheau-Fang Yang","doi":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001166","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001166","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Various cytologic specimens have been used to diagnose epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, insufficient samples and lengthy DNA extraction procedures have led to inconsistent diagnostic results. To reduce manipulation losses and improve DNA extraction quality, we provide an improved procedure for DNA extraction from smear samples containing rare tumor cells in NSCLC.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>The effectiveness of this new method for DNA extraction and diagnosis was validated in 8 patients with pleural effusion smears and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded cell blocks, and another with 2 smears. Smear samples with <5% tumor cells were collected, and visible particles were selected for DNA extraction after centrifugation. Qiagen formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded DNA extraction kit (Qiagen) was used for DNA extraction and the procedure was modified. The EGFR mutation analysis in both types of material used the EGFR mutation analysis kit (Therascreen EGFR RGQ PCR) and real-time polymerase chain reaction (Rotor-Gene Q).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The DNA extraction amount of the smear was 2.6 to 258.8 ng/μL, and that of the cell block was 1.4 to 139.9 ng/μL. The DNA quantity and purity of DNA extracts isolated from both sample sources were sufficient for subsequent EGFR mutation detection, where mutation rates were similar and diagnostic results were consistent when smears or cell blocks were used.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This improved method demonstrates that cytology smears can be used as a test material for the detection of EGFR mutations in patients with NSCLC with sparse cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":48952,"journal":{"name":"Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology","volume":" ","pages":"701-706"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41148570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Serenella Serinelli, Brent A Enniss, Timothy A Damron, Harlan Stock, Gustavo L de la Roza
{"title":"Nonossifying Fibroma Involving Epiphysis of Long Bone-Case Report and Review of the Literature.","authors":"Serenella Serinelli, Brent A Enniss, Timothy A Damron, Harlan Stock, Gustavo L de la Roza","doi":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001158","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001158","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nonossifying fibroma (NOF) is a common benign bone neoplasm and is usually observed in the first 2 decades of life. Most NOFs occur in the metaphysis of long bones of the lower extremities and migrate toward the diaphysis during skeletal maturation. Epiphyseal involvement by NOF has been rarely reported, with only one case found in the English literature. The authors report the second case of NOF involving the epiphysis of a long bone, the proximal tibia of a 21-year-old woman. Clinicians and pathologists should be aware of the rare possibility of epiphyseal involvement of long bones by this condition. Pathologists should select appropriate immunohistochemistry markers to rule out alternative diagnoses.</p>","PeriodicalId":48952,"journal":{"name":"Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology","volume":" ","pages":"697-700"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41155446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Burcu Turkgenc, Cetin L Baydar, Idris Deniz, Arzu Akcay, Mahmut Cerkez Ergoren, Sebnem Ozemrı Sag, Mustafa C Yakicier, Sehime G Temel
{"title":"From Death to Life/Back to the Future: Detailed Premorbid Clinical and Family History Can Save Lives and Address the Final Diagnosis in Sudden Unexplained Deaths With Negative Autopsy.","authors":"Burcu Turkgenc, Cetin L Baydar, Idris Deniz, Arzu Akcay, Mahmut Cerkez Ergoren, Sebnem Ozemrı Sag, Mustafa C Yakicier, Sehime G Temel","doi":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001163","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001163","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sudden cardiac death is a sudden, unexpected death developed by one of the many different causes of cardiac arrest that occur within 1 hour of the onset of new symptoms. Sudden unexplained death (SUD) comprises a normal heart at postmortem examination and negative toxicological analysis. SUD often arises from cardiac genetic disease, particularly channelopathies. Channelopathies, or inherited arrhythmia syndromes, are a group of disorders characterized by an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, abnormal cardiac electrical function, and, typically, a structurally normal heart. They share an underlying genetic etiology where disease-causing genetic variants may lead to the absence or dysfunction of proteins involved in the generation and propagation of the cardiac action potential. Our study aimed to evaluate the importance of next-generation sequencing in the postmortem investigations of SUD cases. In this study, 5 forensic SUD cases were investigated for inherited cardiac disorders. We screened a total of 68 cardiac genes for the sibling of case 1, as well as case 2, and 51 genes for cases 3, 4, and 5. Of the 12 variants identified, 2 likely pathogenic variants (16.7%) were the TMEM43 _ c.1000+2T>C splice site mutation and the SCN5A _ p.W703X nonsense mutation. The remaining 10 variants of uncertain significance were detected in the TRPM4 , RANGRF , A KAP9 , KCND3 , KCNE1 , DSG2 , CASQ1 , and SNTA1 genes. Irrespective of genetic testing, all SUD families require detailed clinical testing to identify relatives who may be at risk. Molecular autopsy and detailed premorbid clinical and family histories can survive family members of SUD cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":48952,"journal":{"name":"Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology","volume":" ","pages":"690-696"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41159452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lin Xu, Guohua Yu, Lei Jiang, Xiao Song, Guimei Qu, Jie Luo, Li Cai
{"title":"HepPar1 and GATA-3 Expression in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Potential Trap for Pathologic Diagnosis.","authors":"Lin Xu, Guohua Yu, Lei Jiang, Xiao Song, Guimei Qu, Jie Luo, Li Cai","doi":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001160","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the expression and clinical significance of HepPar1 and GATA-3 in neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The expression of HepPar1 and GATA-3 in 144 cases of NENs was detected using immunohistochemistry, and the relevant literature was reviewed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>HepPar1 was localized in the cytoplasm, and the positive rate of HepPar1 was 6.25% (9/144) in 144 NENs, 9 of which were derived from gastrointestinal and pancreatic NENs, including 4 cases of neuroendocrine tumor, grade 1 (NET G1), 4 cases of NET G2, and 1 case of NET G3. GATA-3 was localized in the nucleus; the positive rate of GATA-3 was 7.62% (11/144), which was derived from 5 cases of gastrointestinal and pancreatic NENs, 2 cases of the lung, 2 cases of the liver, 1 case of the testis, and 1 case of the mediastinum. HepPar1 and GATA-3 were coexpressed in 4 cases: 2 cases of gastric NET G1, 1 case of gastric NET G2, and 1 case of pancreatic NET G3 with liver metastasis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>HepPar1 and GATA-3 can be expressed in NENs, which are potential traps for the pathologic and differential diagnosis of tumors.</p>","PeriodicalId":48952,"journal":{"name":"Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology","volume":" ","pages":"668-672"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41154162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aysel Bayram, Sidar Bagbudar, Hamdullah Sozen, Semen Onder, Ekrem Yavuz
{"title":"The Role of Morphology in Predicting Fumarate Hydratase-deficient Uterine Leiomyomas in Young Women.","authors":"Aysel Bayram, Sidar Bagbudar, Hamdullah Sozen, Semen Onder, Ekrem Yavuz","doi":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001161","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PAI.0000000000001161","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma is caused by germline mutations in the fumarate hydratase (FH) gene and is associated with an increased incidence of leiomyomas and a potentially aggressive variant of renal cell carcinoma. Pathologic evaluation of uterine leiomyoma can provide an opportunity for early recognition of the syndrome. We reviewed all archived slides of the cases to identify the characteristic morphologic features described for FH-deficient leiomyomas. We performed immunohistochemistry on whole sections of patients with uterine leiomyoma to evaluate for both FH and 2-succinocysteine (2SC) expression. Of the 106 cases, 19 showed the characteristic eosinophilic nucleoli with perinuclear halos, and 24 revealed a characteristic eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion consisting of pink globules present within the cytoplasm. Both of these morphologic findings were present together in 15 cases, and hemangiopericytomatous vessels were detected in 23 cases. The loss of FH protein expression was detected in 14 out of 106 cases (13%), and 13 out of 106 cases (12%) were positive for 2SC. We detected 10 cases with both 2SC-positive and FH expression loss. The presence of eosinophilic nucleoli with perinuclear halos and eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion was associated with both loss of FH protein expression and 2SC positivity ( P < 0.001). These findings underscore the importance of hematoxylin and eosin-based predictive morphology in FH-deficient uterine leiomyomas. Therefore, morphologic assessment of uterine leiomyomas for features of FH deficiency can serve as a screening tool for hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma syndrome, allowing patients to be divided according to their hereditary risk assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":48952,"journal":{"name":"Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology","volume":" ","pages":"657-660"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41154067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}