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American Journal of Pathology, Vol 113, 27-32, Copyright © 1983 by American Society for Investigative Pathology

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Keratin in human lung tumors. Patterns of localization of different- molecular-weight keratin proteins

JW Said, G Nash, S Banks-Schlegel, AF Sassoon, S Murakami and IP Shintaku

In this immunohistochemical study, antiserums to different molecular weight keratin proteins (45kd, 46kd, 55kd, and 63kd) were utilized to determine the profiles of keratin proteins present in a variety of pulmonary neoplasms. Different histologic types of lung carcinoma exhibited different patterns of keratin staining. Squamous cell carcinomas stained strongly for 45K, 46K, and 55K keratin, with staining for 63K restricted to areas or individual cells with cytoplasmic keratinization. Adenocarcinomas showed variable, generally weak staining for 45K, 46K, and 55K keratin and were uniformly negative for 63K keratin both in frozen and paraffin sections. Mesotheliomas and reactive mesothelial cells, by contrast, stained positively for 63K keratin in addition to keratins of lower molecular weights. Differences in staining for 63K keratin between mesothelioma and adenocarcinoma may have diagnostic application. Moreover, individual cytokeratins may serve as markers of tumor differentiation and provide information as to the origin of neoplastic cells.




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