Role of computed quantitation of immunohistochemical staining of Ki-67 antigen in diagnosing ampullary lesions.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-1996
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the possible role of Ki-67 antigen expression by visual and computed quantitation in diagnosing ampullary lesions.
STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-two cases of ampullary lesions treated at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital between 1989 and 1994 were analyzed. Four cases of adenoma, 4 of epithelial dysplasia in adenoma, 7 of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma and 7 of high grade adenocarcinoma were included. For each case three consecutive sections were obtained from the paraffin-embedded blocks. The first slide was stained with hematoxylin & eosin for visual diagnosis; the other two were immunoprocessed to evaluate the expression of Ki-67 antigen. Visual quantitation of Ki-67 was evaluated by light microscopy, and computed quantitation was performed utilizing the SAMBA 4000 cell image analysis system.
RESULTS: Immunohistochemical analysis of the ampullary lesions showed a positive correlation of Ki-67 expression, both by visual and computed quantitation, with biologic grade. The cell proliferation sequence was carcinoma, adenoma with dysplasia and adenomia.
CONCLUSION: Ki-67 antigen expression correlated highly with the progression of malignancy in ampullary lesions. Computed quantitation of Ki-67 was more sensitive than visual quantitation, especially in differentiating between low and high grade adenocarcinomas.
Volume
18
Issue
5
First Page
400
Last Page
404
Published In/Presented At
Minimo, C., McCue, P. A., Pindzola, A., Brennan, J., & Bibbo, M. (1996). Role of computed quantitation of immunohistochemical staining of Ki-67 antigen in diagnosing ampullary lesions. Analytical and quantitative cytology and histology, 18(5), 400–404.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
8908312
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Document Type
Article