The expression of IMP3 in 366 cases with ovarian carcinoma of high grade serous,endometrioid and clear cell subtypes |
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Authors: | Linghui Lu Shunni Wang Qin Zhu Yuqing Qu Weiyong Gu Yan Ning Xiaochen Chen Yiqin Wang |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, No. 128, Shenyang Road, 200090, Shanghai, China |
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Abstract: | The clear cell (CCC), high grade serous (HGSC) and endometrioid (EC) ovarian carcinomas share overlapping histological features. The oncogene IMP3 is implicated in CCC with an elusive utility in differential diagnosis. We collected 366 cases with ovarian primary carcinomas to detect IMP3, Napsin-A and HNF-1β by immunochemistry. In 351 cases, the positive expression rate of IMP3 in CCC was significantly higher than that either in EC or HGSC (p?0.01). The sensitivity of IMP3 in CCC was higher than Napsin-A but lower than HNF-1β (p?0.01). The specificity of IMP3 in CCC was lower than Napsin-A but higher than HNF-1β (p?0.01). The composite markers Napsin-A+/IMP3+ and the IMP3+/HNF-1β+/Napsin-A+ offered the highest odds ratio (p?0.001), the highest specificity, the highest positive predictive value and the highest positive likelihood ratio. The ROC analysis showed that the combination of Napsin-A, HNF-1β and IMP3 offered the biggest AUC compared with either the singular marker performances or the other binary combinations (p?0.001). In 15 cases of EC mixed with CCC, IMP3 showed a better discrimination value than the other two markers. Consequently, adding IMP3 to the diagnostic panel might provide some help with the pathological diagnosis of ovarian CCC. |
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Keywords: | IMP3 Napsin-A HNF-1β Ovarian clear cell carcinoma Immunocytochemistry |
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