Significance, specificity, and ultrastructural localization of HMB-45 antigen in pigmented ocular tumors.
Significance, specificity, and ultrastructural localization of HMB-45 antigen in pigmented ocular tumors.
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HMB-45 抗原在眼部色素肿瘤中的意义、特异性和超微结构定位。
DOI:
10.1016/s0161-6420(93)31668-4
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发表时间:
1993
期刊:
影响因子:
13.7
通讯作者:
Hans
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文献类型:
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作者:
K. Steuhl;J. Rohrbach;Marcus Knorr;Hans
Purpose:To evaluate the expression of the monoclonal HMB-45 antibody in melanocytic and nonmelanocytic ocular tumors and seek "activated" cellular subpopulations in an attempt to distinguish between benign and malignant melanocytes, to compare HMB-45 and S100 activity, and to determine the specificity of this tumor marker for melanocytic ocular lesions.Methods:Immunohistologic investigations were performed with paraffin-embedded tissue of 10 acquired conjunctival melanoses,19 conjunctival nevi, 34 conjunctival melanomas, 69 uveal melanomas, 20 basal cell carcinomas of the lid, 20 cystic dermoids, 15 hemangiomas of the lid, 20 conjunctival papillomas, 20 squamous cell carcinomas, 20 pterygia,11 sebaceous gland carcinomas, 10 retinoblastomas, and 5 choroidal metastatic carcinomas. The avidin-biotin peroxidase technique and monoclonal HMB-45 antibody were used. The distribution of S100 protein was studied in the melanocytic tumors for comparison. To localize the HMB-45 antigen, lowicryl-embedded tissue of uveal melanomas was investigated,, immunoelectron microscopically.Results:More than 95% of the conjunctival and choroidal melanomas expressed the HMB-45 antigen, while S100 was found in all melanomas of the conjunctiva and in 91 % of the uveal melanomas. In benign melanocytic lesions of the conjunctiva (nevi and melanocytes), especially the intraepithelial and junctional components stained with HMB-45, and at the site of tumor invasion, infiltrating cells showed increased HMB-45 reactivity. On the whole, HMB-45 antigen was less evenly distributed in the melanocytic tumors investigated than S100 antigen. All nonmelanocytic ocular tumors revealed no HMB-45 expression. Retinal pigment epithelium and tumor-free choroid were negative for HMB-45. The HMB-45 antigen was immunoelectron microscopically found in melanosomes at stages II and III.Conclusion:HMB-45 immunohistology helps in distinguishing melanocytic from nonmelanocytic ocular tumors and often clarifies the front of tumor invasion. The stronger HMB-45 reactivity probably reflects melanocytic activation, but a sharp line between benign and malignant melanocytes cannot be drawn.
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DOI:
10.1001/archopht.1992.01080150097036
发表时间:
1992
期刊:
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
影响因子:
--
作者:
Wang,MX;EarleyJr,JJ;Shields,JA;Donoso,LA
通讯作者:
Donoso,LA
影响因子:
13.7
作者:
Folberg,R;McLean,IW;Zimmerman,LE
通讯作者:
Zimmerman,LE
影响因子:
4.2
作者:
MCLEAN, IW;FOSTER, WD;GAMEL, JW
通讯作者:
GAMEL, JW
影响因子:
13.7
作者:
McDonnell,JM;Sun,YY;Wagner,D
通讯作者:
Wagner,D