12Jan 2019

EVALUATION OF A PANEL OF IHC MARKERS IN DIFFERENTIATION OF EXTRANODAL MALIGNANT SMALL ROUND CELL TUMORS.

  • Demonstrator, Deptt. of Pathology, Pt. B. D. Sharma, UHS, Rohtak.
  • Professor, Deptt. of Pathology, Pt. B. D. Sharma, UHS, Rohtak.
  • Ex Demonstrator, Deptt. of Forensic Medicine, Pt. B. D. Sharma, UHS, Rohtak.
  • Asst. Professor, Deptt. of Pathology, Pt. B.D. Sharma, UHS, Rohtak.
  • Sr. Professor & Head, Deptt. of Pathology, Pt. B. D. Sharma, UHS, Rohtak.
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Background: The small round cell tumors are a heterogeneous group of malignant neoplasms. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) has proven to be a significant tool in the identification as well as differentiation of tumors which become a diagnostic challenge on the basis of routine haematoxylin and eosin (H & E) stain alone. The aim of present study was to study the histomorphological spectrum of extranodal malignant small round cell tumors and to study the significance of a primary panel (LCA, CK, S-100 and Vimentin) and secondary panel of IHC markers in differential diagnosis of such tumors. Methods: The study was carried out in the Department of Pathology, Pt. B.D. Sharma, UHS, Rohtak. A total of 60 cases of malignant small round cell tumors were selected for IHC and they were classified and categorized accordingly after IHC. Results: Out of the 60 cases of malignant small round cell tumors, there were 19 cases (31.6%) of small cell carcinoma, 16 cases (26.6%) of non Hodgkin lymphoma, 5 cases (8.3%) each of Ewing?s sarcoma and PNET, 4 cases (6.7%) of medulloblastoma, 3 cases (5%) each of rhabdomyosarcoma and seminoma and 1 case (1.7%) each of mesothelioma, neuroblastoma, small cell osteosarcoma, Wilm?stumor and poorly differentiated round cell tumor. Conclusion: Immunohistochemistry has played a valuable adjunctive role for routine hematoxylin and eosin staining in the adequate and accurate categorization of small round cell tumors.

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[Deepshikha, Meenu Gill, Gaurav Sharma, Sumiti Gupta, Promil Jain, Veena Gupta and Rajeev Sen. (2019); EVALUATION OF A PANEL OF IHC MARKERS IN DIFFERENTIATION OF EXTRANODAL MALIGNANT SMALL ROUND CELL TUMORS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Jan). 905-912] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Deepshikha
Demonstrator, Deptt. of Pathology, UHS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8400      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8400

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