1. Immunohistochemical Analysis of CD99 and PAX8 in a Series of 15 Molecularly Confirmed Cases of Ewing Sarcoma.
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Chinchilla-Tábora, LM., Ortiz Rodríguez-Parets, J., González Morais, I., Sayagués, J. M., and Ludeña de la Cruz, M. D.
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CELL adhesion molecules ,EWING'S sarcoma ,GENE expression ,IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY ,MOLECULAR pathology ,TRANSCRIPTION factors - Abstract
Ewing sarcomas are an uncommon group of malignant neoplasms. A multidisciplinary approach is highly recommended to reach a correct diagnosis, considering the clinical, radiological, and histopathological aspects. Since in up to 90% of cases, the translocation t (11; 22) (q24; q12) occurs resulting in a chimeric fusion transcript EWSR1-FLI-1. The pathologist has several tools in addition to conventional techniques (hematoxylin and eosin), such as immunohistochemistry, which plays a very important role in the differential diagnosis. We present a series of 15 cases of molecularly confirmed ES, in which we found a sensitivity of 100% for CD99 and 80% for PAX8 by immunohistochemistry. This indicates a high sensitivity; however, it is known that both CD99 and PAX8 are also expressed in other tumours. Therefore, molecular confirmation should be performed in all cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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