Raphael SJ, Asa SL. Immunohistochemical localization of metal binding proteins in thyroid tissues and tumors.
Endocr Pathol 1992;
3:182-187. [PMID:
32370423 DOI:
10.1007/bf02921360]
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Abstract
Positive immunohistochemical staining for three metal binding proteins, ceruloplasmin, lactoferrin, and transferrin, has been suggested to be a reliable diagnostic marker of malignant but not benign thyroid neoplasms. We tested this hypothesis on a series of 9 nodular hyperplasias, 17 follicular adenomas, 54 papillary carcinomas, 20 follicular carcinomas, and 3 anaplastic carcinomas of thyroid using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues. We found focal staining for ceruloplasmin and lactoferrin in approximately 25% of follicular adenomas examined; focal ceruloplasmin positivity was also seen in nonneoplastic tissues surrounding thyroid neoplasms. No staining for these markers was found in malignant neoplasms or hyperplasias. Transferrin was found in 55% of papillary carcinomas, but more follicular adenomas (20%) than follicular carcinomas (11%) were positive using this antiserum. These findings show that immunostaining for these antigens is not a reliable method to distinguish benign from malignant thyroid lesions of follicular cell origin.
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