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Using the avidin-biotin complex immunoperoxidase technique and antibodies to myoglobin, desmin, CLA, NSE, GFAP, keratin, fibronectin, alpha 1AT, lysozyme, S-100 protein, vimentin, cytokeratin, actin, the authors studied 60 cases of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) histopathologically diagnosed previously. Thirty-six cases showed both myoglobin and desmin positive stain, an objective evidence of the origin from skeletal muscles. The other 24 cases were identified as of non-skeletal muscle origin, including MFH, lymphoma, melanoma, neuroblastoma, malignant neurilemmoma, leiomyosarcoma etc. This study strongly suggests that histologic examination of RMS may lead to incorrect diagnosis. Histologically MFH and other types of spindle cell sarcomas invading normal skeletal muscles may be confused with pleomorphic RMS, lymphoma and neuroblastoma may be confused with embryonic RMS. Our findings indicate that myoglobin is a highly sensitive and specific tumor marker for RMS.
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PMID:[Immunohistochemical differential diagnosis of 60 cases of rhabdomyosarcoma]. 166 97

10 pleomorphic adenomas of the human parotid gland were transplanted on several groups of nude mice. For comparative reasons, 10 other pleomorphic adenomas, a neurinoma and a chordoma and transplants of squamous cell carcinomas and of normal salivary gland tissue were also analysed. In the primary tumours and in the transplants, the presence of keratin, carcinoembryonic antigen, tissue polypeptide antigen, lactoferrin, lysozyme, immunoglobulins, secretory component, amylase, fibronectin and of several lectin-receptors (PNA, WGA, HPA, Ulex europaeus) was sought. The immunohistological observations show that many of the features of a pleomorphic adenoma are constant under the conditions of transplantation. In the transplanted tumour, the same heterogeneity as in the primary tumours can be observed. Autoradiographic studies show little labelling with 3-H thymidine, which is in good accordance with the biological behaviour of the tumour. The distribution of fibronectin shows an interesting association with myoepithelial-like cells. Our results support the hypothesis that the histogenetic origin of the pleomorphic adenoma is a cell pool of the terminal ductal segment. A differentiation towards ductal cells (with production of secretory substances) and towards myoepithelial cells (associated with large amounts of basal membrane like substances) is observed.
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PMID:The pleomorphic adenoma of salivary glands transplanted on athmymic mice. A lightmicroscopical and immunohistochemical investigation. 241 5

Malignant fibrous histiocytomas (MFH) belong to the most frequent soft tissue tumours in adults and have to be discriminated from other tumours with similar morphology. Various tumour markers aid the differential diagnosis. Twenty cases of MFH were studied immunohistochemically using antibodies to vimentin, TPA, desmin, lysozyme, alpha 1-antitrypsin, alpha 1-antichymotrypsin, S-100 protein, neurone-specific enolase (NSE), laminin, fibronectin and ferritin. Vimentin and lysozyme were found in the tumour cells of all, alpha 1-antitrypsin of 18, alpha 1-antichymotrypsin of 19, fibronectin of 16 and ferritin of 12 cases. Antibodies of TPA, desmin, S-100 protein, NSE and laminin did not reveal positive immunoreactivity. Exclusion of spindle-cell carcinoma can be made by positive vimentin and negative TPA reactivity, of melanoma by negative S-100 reactivity, and of leio- and rhabdomyosarcoma by lack of desmin immunoreactivity. Schwannomas contain S-100 protein, but lack lysozyme, alpha 1-antitrypsin, alpha 1-antichymotrypsin and fibronectin. Pleomorphic liposarcomas cannot be distinguished from MFH on the basis of immunohistochemical staining. Vimentin, alpha 1-antitrypsin, alpha 1-antichymotrypsin and fibronectin can, therefore, be regarded as useful markers in the differential diagnosis of MFH.
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PMID:[Immunohistochemical studies in the differential diagnosis of malignant fibrous histiocytoma]. 302 16

A case of melanotic schwannoma of the sacral region, studied with electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry, is reported. Melanosomes in all stages of formation were ultrastructurally demonstrable in neoplastic cells, which showed prominent basal lamina and interdigitating cytoplasmic processes. These findings support the Schwann cell origin of the tumor and indicate that Schwann cells are capable of melanin production. The immunohistologic examination showed the absence of neoplastic cells for all antigens tested (S-100 protein, glial fibrillary acidic protein, lysozyme, alpha 1-antitrypsin, alpha 1-antichimotrypsin, keratin). Apart from questioning the nature of the tumor, S-100 protein absence could raise doubts on its benign course. In the reported case, no local recurrence or distant metastases have been recorded 2 years after surgery.
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PMID:Melanotic schwannoma: a case report. 653 55

Twenty cases of histiocytic sarcoma in 15 female and five male (384 to 722 days of age) hybrid F1 (C57BL/6 x BALB/c) or F2 (F1 x F1) mice were studied for expression of mononuclear phagocyte and other antigens. Histiocytic sarcomas were found most often in liver, uterus, spleen, and lung. Tissues fixed in Bouin's fluid provided preservation of antigen immunoreactivity, using avidin biotin peroxidase complex immunohistochemistry, with monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. The mononuclear phagocyte antigens, lysozyme and Mac-2 (a galactose-specific lectin that binds IgE), were found in 60-70% of the cases. The receptor for the macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF-1), c-fms, was expressed in 2/20 (10%) of the cases. Mouse immunoglobulins were not found in histiocytic sarcoma cells. In uterine histiocytic sarcomas, previously reported as Schwannomas because of their histologic appearance, S-100 protein was not expressed by tumor cells, although they usually expressed Mac-2 and lysozyme. Hyaline droplets were found in the renal tubules of only 2/19 cases. Our studies provide evidence that murine histiocytic sarcoma expresses antigens (Mac-2, lysozyme, c-fms) found in cells of the mononuclear phagocyte series, in contrast to the B-cell origin of many human histiocytic tumors.
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PMID:Expression of mononuclear phagocyte antigens in histiocytic sarcoma of mice. 811 50

We report here on a case of intracranial inflammatory pseudotumor arising from the trigeminal nerve. A 52-year-old man presented with sudden onset severe headache. He had had facial numbness several months earlier and no signs indicating infection. On the computerized tomography scan, intracranial hemorrhage was detected at the cerebellopontine angle. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a 2.7-cm-sized, homogenously enhancing mass. A provisional diagnosis of trigeminal schwannoma was made, and suboccipital craniotomy was then performed. The mass was encapsulated and had multiple capsular veins. There was a evidence of intratumoral bleeding. It originated from the trigeminal root and was adhered to the 4th cranial nerve. Pathologic examination showed fibrovascular tissue with dense infiltrates of plasma cells and lymphocytes, some histiocytes, and occasional neutrophils and eosinophils. It showed immunopositivity for leukocyte common antigen (LCA) and immunonegativity for S-100 and lysozyme. It was also immunopositive for EBV antigen. Intracranial inflammatory pseudotumors mostly arise from dural/meningeal structures in the intracranial location. This case is the first to describe an intracranial inflammatory pseudotumor originating from a cranial nerve. The pathologic examination supported the postinfection hypothesis out of several possible pathologic mechanisms.
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PMID:Hemorrhagic intracranial inflammatory pseudotumor originating from the trigeminal nerve: a case report. 1613 97