title: Immunocytochemical typing of fine needle aspirates by means of alkaline phosphatase anti-alkaline phosphatase method. A study of 16 selected patients.
abstract: The immunocytochemical characterization of neoplastic cells recognized by a large panel of monoclonal antibodies in fine needle aspirates obtained from 16 subjects with superficial or profound tumoral masses of unknown origin was carried out using alkaline phosphatase anti-alkaline phosphatase (APAAP) immunoenzymatic method. The patients were selected on the basis of particular clinical criteria or since a correct cytohistological diagnosis was not available. APAAP immunophenotyping allowed to establish the existence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 6 cases, hairy cell leukemia in 1 case and carcinoma in 5 cases, while in other 2 patients the existence of Hodgkin's disease was suspected and subsequently confirmed; only in 2 subjects diagnostic informations were lacking. Furthermore, the evaluation of growth fraction by means of Ki 67 monoclonal antibody revealed a high degree of malignancy in all cases of lymphoma. Although some cautions have to be considered in the interpretation of results, APAAP immunocytochemical typing of fine needle aspirates appears a simple and reliable noninvasive diagnostic tool in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ematologia, Ospedale Generale Regionale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Musto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aieta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sperandeo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cammisa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carotenuto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase