OBJECTIVETo report two cases of glandular odontogenic cyst and examine its cytokeratin 18,19 expression.

METHODSTwo cases of glandular odontogenic cyst were reported and studied. The cytokeratin 18, 19 expression in these two cases were also investigated using immuno-histochemical staining as well as in the situ hybridization of the cyst epithelium.

RESULTSHisto-pathological examination revealed that ciliated columnar cells, squamous cells and low-columnar cells were found in the superficial layer of the lining epithelium. Several minor salivary glands, mainly composed of seromucous cells were observed near the satellite cyst. CK18 were expressed in all layers of the lining epithelium of varying intensity. CK18 was negative in lining epithelium of the daughter cyst, but CK19 was positive. CK18-mRNA was expressed in all the layers of the lining epithelium, the salivary glands and daughter cysts.

CONCLUSIONSHistological features and CK18 expression may be indicative of the possibility of salivary glandular and odontogenic differentiation.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Epithelium ; pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Keratin-18 ; metabolism ; Keratin-19 ; metabolism ; Male ; Odontogenic Cysts ; metabolism ; pathology

PURPOSE: the most important biological behavior of breast cancer is its invasive potential and many efforts was made to reveal the factors related with the invasiveness of breast cancer cells. Some researchers reported that intermediate filament biology could represent an emerging and exciting field in tumor biology with respect to tumor aggressiveness and invasiveness. There are some experimental evidences that co-expression of vimentin, a interfilament marker indicative of mesenchymal lineage, and cytokeratin interfilaments can be correlated with invasiveness and metastatic deposits. So, we tried to determine the role of intermediate filaments such as cytokeratins and vimentin with respect of bone marrow micrometastases. METHODS: Expression of cytokeratins 8, 18, 19 and viementin were immunohistochemically evaluated. Detection of bone marrow micrometastases was preformed through RT-PCR targeting mRNA of cytokeratin 19. In order to compare the study group by the expression extent of cytokeratins, the case expressing 50% or more of observed cells was classified into the case with high expression and the case expressing 49% or less was classified into the case with low expression. RESULTS: The only cytokeratin of high expression representing the risk of bone marrow micrometastases was cytokeratin 8. Vimentin expression by itself did not show any significance indicating bone marrow micrometastases. However, The cases possesing cytokeratin 8, 18, and 19 expression, altogether 75% or more showed a significantly high risk to bone marrow micrometastases. In that cases, addition of vimentin expression allowed a more higher possibility of bone marrow micrometastases. CONCLUSION: A high expression of cytokeratin 8 among cytokeratins was related with bone marrow metastases. However, vimentin expression by itself did not show any realtionship with bone marrow metastases. So, a further study is needed in order to reveal the role of vimentin expression in progression and metastases of breast cancer.
Biology ; Bone Marrow ; Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast* ; Intermediate Filaments ; Keratin-19 ; Keratin-8 ; Keratins ; Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Neoplasm Micrometastasis ; RNA, Messenger ; Vimentin*

Roughly 1% of mature cystic teratomas undergo malignant transformation. In particular, cutaneous-type adnexal neoplasms may occur in mature cystic teratomas. Sebaceous carcinomas, which arise from mature cystic teratomas, have rarely been observed, with only seven cases previously reported. Here, we present a case of a 69-year-old female who had pelvic pain for two weeks and who subsequently underwent bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and hysterectomy. Her left ovary showed a unilocular cyst, measuring 22.0 cm in diameter, filled with sebaceous material and a few hairs. A luminally-protruding solid mass measuring 4.0 cm in diameter was also noted. Microscopic findings revealed lobular or diffusely arranged basophilic, atypical sebaceous cells connected to a typical mature cystic teratoma. Tumor cells demonstrated positive immunoreactivity for high molecular weight cytokeratin, cytokeratin 7, cytokeratin 19, epithelial membrane antigen, and carcinoembryonic antigen. Here, we present a case of sebaceous carcinoma arising from a mature cystic teratoma along with a review of previously published reports.
Basophils ; Carcinoembryonic Antigen ; Female ; Hair ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Keratin-19 ; Keratin-7 ; Keratins ; Molecular Weight ; Mucin-1 ; Ovary ; Pelvic Pain ; Teratoma

BACKGROUND: The expressions of galectin-3, cytokeratin 19, p53, and Ki-67 in papillary carcinoma (PC), follicular carcinoma (FC), follicular adenoma (FA), and nodular hyperplasia (NH) are characteristic for the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant thyroid tumors. METHODS: The expressions of the four markers were evaluated in PC (n=37), FC (n=12), FA (n=22), and NH (n=23) by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS: Statistical analyses revealed that galectin-3 was significantly expressed in the malignant tumor cells of PC and FC, while CK19 was expressed only in PC. CONCLUSION: These results show that galectin-3 is useful in differential diagnosis between malignant and benign thyroid lesions, especially between FC and FA in the patients over 20 years old, and indicate that CK19 is valuable in differentiating between follicular variant of PC and FC and between PC and papillary area of nodular hyperplasia.
Adenoma ; Carcinoma, Papillary ; Diagnosis, Differential* ; Galectin 3* ; Humans ; Hyperplasia ; Keratin-19* ; Keratins* ; Thyroid Gland* ; Young Adult

Liver penetration is one of the most serious complications of peptic ulcer diseases but is rarely encountered. A 57-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for further evaluation of a gastric malignancy. One month before admission, he was diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma by endoscopic biopsy at other hospital. A subtotal gastrectomy was performed to confirm malignancy and relieve the epigastric pain. Histologically, single glands were located between the ulcer base and attached liver tissue and stained positively for cytokeratin 19. The pathologic diagnosis was a gastric ulcer and bile ductular proliferation in the liver and gastric wall. Here, this report is the first Korean case of liver penetration of a gastric ulcer.
Adenocarcinoma ; Bile ; Biopsy ; Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Keratin-19 ; Liver ; Middle Aged ; Peptic Ulcer ; Stomach Ulcer ; Ulcer

One of the most important prognostic factors in breast cancer is presence of axillary lymph node invasion. It is reported that 20-30% of node negative patients with conventional cstaining has a risk of relapse within five years after primary treatment. The status of lymph node can be determined by serial sectioning or immunohistochemical staining, the former was accurate but time consuming, troublesome method and the latter was unsatisfactory in accuracy and objectivity. RT-PCR is sensitive and accurate molecular method and has been used in detecting micrometastasis of lymph node, bone marrow and blood of the cancer patients. We conducted RT-PCR amplification of MUC1, cytokeratin (CK) 19 using total RNA samples of lymph nodes of 40 breast cancer patients and conducted immunohistochemical staining for cytokeratin. The results of histological examination and immunohistochemical staining of cytokeratin were compared with RT-PCR results for the detection of lymph node micrometastasis. Nineteen patients(47.5%) were lymph node positive and twenty one patients (52.5%) were lymph node negative. MUC1 and CK19 were expressed in all lymph node positive patients. Among the node negative patients, 4 cases and 5 cases were expressed MUC1 and CK19 with RT-PCR. But immunohistochemical staining method was ineffective in detecting micrometastasis because lymph nodes of negative node group were not stained for cytokeratin. This study could not rule out the false positivity of RT-PCR, so it should be conducted against variable tumor marker to overcome this fatal defect. We recommend that RT-PCR will be applied in sentinel lymph node for accuate prediction of whole lymph node status and that the patients revealed positive result in RT-PCR should be observed more closely than the other.
Bone Marrow ; Breast Neoplasms ; Humans ; Keratin-19* ; Keratins* ; Lymph Nodes* ; Neoplasm Micrometastasis* ; Recurrence ; RNA

This paper reports a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the liver. The patient had a large mass between the left lateral segment of the liver and the lesser curvature of the stomach on computed tomography. Ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration of the mass was suggestive of a well-differentiated SCC. A left lobectomy of the liver and wedge resection of the stomach were performed. The pathology showed positive immunoreactivity for cytokeratin 19 (CK19), carcinoma-embryonic antigen and high-molecular-weight cytokeratin, and negative immunoreactivity for CK8, CK18 and hepatic-specific antigen
Biopsy, Fine-Needle ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Keratin-19 ; Keratins ; Liver ; Stomach

PURPOSE: The detection of axillary lymph-node micrometastases in breast-cancer patients by using the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) may provide a good guide for postoperative therapy. To evaluate effectiveness of RT-PCR for the detection of micrometastasis, we have compared the results of conventional, immunohistochemical (IHC) staining with those of RT-PCR. Breast cancer, Lymph node micrometastases, MUC1, Cytokeratin 19, RT-PCR ] METHODS: We conducted RT-PCR amplifications of MUC1 and cytokeratin (CK) 19 on lymph nodes from 40 breast- cancer patients and conducted IHC staining for cytokeratin. The results of histological examination and cytokeratin IHC staining were compared with the RT-PCR results for the detection of lymph-node micrometastases. RESULTS: Nineteen of 40 cases (47.5%) were lymph-node positive and twenty-one cases (52.5%) were lymph-node negative. Using RT-PCR MUC1 and CK19 expressions were detected in all positive lymph nodes and in 4 (19.0%) and 5 (23.8%), in negative nodes, respectively. Not all positive nodes were stained by IHC (94.7%), and none of the negative lymph nodes were stained by IHC. Thus, IHC staining was ineffective in detecting micrometastases. CONCLUSION: Detection of MUC1 and CK19 by using RT- PCR can be a more accurate and useful method than IHC staining for the detection of axillary lymph-node micrometastases in breast cancer.
Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast* ; Humans ; Keratin-19* ; Keratins* ; Lymph Nodes* ; Neoplasm Micrometastasis* ; Polymerase Chain Reaction

Sarcomatoid transformation of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is rarely found but usually has very poor prognosis due to the lack of effective approaches for early detection and its aggressive nature. We report a case of this tumor type, in a 60-year-old man who was referred to our hospital for further evaluation of screening-detected, asymptomatic hepatic lesion. Clinical diagnosis was elusive despite performance of different imaging modalities and a transcutaneous liver biopsy. Pathology of the surgically resected tumor demonstrated intrahepatic sarcomatoid cholangiocarcinoma. In our case, tumor cells expressed strong immunoreactivity to both cytokeratin-19 and vimentin. We assume the relatively good prognosis of this patient would be expected because surgery played a critical role at an early stage of the tumor.
Biopsy ; Cholangiocarcinoma* ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Keratin-19 ; Keratins ; Liver Abscess* ; Liver* ; Middle Aged ; Pathology ; Prognosis ; Vimentin

BACKGROUND: When differential diagnosis is difficult in thyroid follicular lesions with overlapping histological features, the immunohistochemical staining can help confirm the diagnosis. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of rapid immunohistochemical stains of CD56 and cytokeratin 19 on frozen sections of thyroid follicular lesion and explore the possible gains and limitations of the practice. METHODS: Eighty-six nodules of 79 patients whose intraoperative frozen sections were selected as the control group, and 53 nodules of 48 patients whose intraoperative frozen sections were subject to rapid immunohistochemistry were selected as the study group. RESULTS: Five nodules (6%) in the control group were diagnosed as follicular neoplasm and six nodules (7%) were deferred. In the study group, six nodules (11%) were follicular neoplasm and none were deferred. Three nodules (4%) in the control group showed diagnostic discrepancy between the frozen and permanent diagnoses, but none in the study group. The average turnaround time for the frozen diagnosis of the control group was 24 minutes, whereas it was 54 minutes for the study group. CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative rapid immunohistochemical stains significantly decreased the diagnostic discrepancy in this study. Considering the adverse effects of indefinite frozen diagnosis or discrepancy with permanent diagnoses, the intraoperative rapid immunohistochemical stain can help to accurately diagnose and hence provide guidance to surgical treatment.
Coloring Agents ; Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Frozen Sections ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Keratin-19 ; Thyroid Gland*