title: Detection of bladder cancer by multitarget multicolour FISH: comparative analysis on archival cytology and paraffin-embedded tissue.
abstract: Detection of bladder cancer by multitarget multicolour FISH: comparative analysis on archival cytology and paraffin-embedded tissue We have evaluated the possibility of using the same specimen for both cytological diagnosis and multitarget multicolour FISH (MtMcFISH) analysis in order to determine whether the routinely processed specimens used for diagnosis were also suitable for this ancillary procedure. For this purpose 18 positive samples (11 voided urine and seven bladder washings) were selected, together with a representative section of the corresponding immediately previous or subsequent histological specimens. Two negative cytology slides were added as negative controls. FISH analysis revealed a normal pattern for each probe in the two negative controls and an abnormal pattern in the 18 positive cases. In the latter the same FISH alterations were found in the cytology samples and in the corresponding histological sections, and superimposable cytological/histological features were observed in two cases where two different histology samples were analyzed. The results clearly show that MtMcFISH may be successfully applied to destained routinely processed cytology slides.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mezzelani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dagrada
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alasio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sozzi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pilotti
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000652:urine; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic