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  • Title: Epithelial differentiation in meningiomas. An immunohistochemical, histochemical, and ultrastructural study--with review of the literature.
    Author: Radley MG, di Sant'Agnese PA, Eskin TA, Wilbur DC.
    Journal: Am J Clin Pathol; 1989 Sep; 92(3):266-72. PubMed ID: 2476026.
    Abstract:
    Meningiomas possess features indicative of epithelial differentiation. The present study further documents this finding by a multimodality approach on serial sections from 25 meningiomas of all histologic and clinical categories. Standard light microscopic examination, immunohistochemical staining with a variety of epithelial and nonepithelial markers, and histochemical staining for mucin were performed on each case. Directed electron microscopic examination was performed on selected examples of epithelial feature-positive and -negative cases. All cases were immunoreactive for vimentin and epithelial membrane antigen. Thirty-two percent were reactive for cytokeratin and 39% for S-100. Twenty percent showed mucin positivity by histochemistry. Electron microscopic examination of cytokeratin-positive cases showed either intracellular lumina (secretory areas) or cytoplasmic tonofibrils, whereas cytokeratin-negative tumors lacked lumina and tonofibrils. Previous studies showing epithelial features in meningiomas are reviewed with emphasis on the studies using immunohistochemistry. These histochemical, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural characteristics are of utility in the examination of tumors of suspected meningeal origin, particularly when dealing with atypical presentations or histomorphologic features.
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