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  • Title: Immunohistochemical evaluation of hepatoblastomas with use of the hepatocyte-specific marker, hepatocyte paraffin 1, and the polyclonal anti-carcinoembryonic antigen.
    Author: Fasano M, Theise ND, Nalesnik M, Goswami S, Garcia de Davila MT, Finegold MJ, Greco MA.
    Journal: Mod Pathol; 1998 Oct; 11(10):934-8. PubMed ID: 9796718.
    Abstract:
    The distinction of hepatoblastoma, especially the embryonal type, from other small, round-cell tumors of childhood can sometimes be difficult. Polyclonal anticarcinoembryonic antigen (pCEA) and Hepatocyte Paraffin 1 (Hep Par 1) are immunohistochemical markers that are useful in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinomas. We immunohistochemically studied pCEA, monoclonal CEA (mCEA), and Hep Par 1 on 12 hepatoblastomas (3 fetal type, 2 embryonal type, and 7 mixed epithelial type). In addition, we studied the expression of Hep Par 1 on 27 other selected childhood tumors, including 1 hepatocellular carcinoma, 5 germ-cell tumors, 4 peripheral neuroectodermal tumors/Ewing's sarcomas, 3 rhabdomyosarcomas, 5 neuroblastomas, 2 rhabdoid tumors, 3 lymphomas, and 4 Wilms' tumors. All of the hepatoblastomas expressed Hep Par 1 with a characteristic granular intracytoplasmic pattern that was generally less intense in embryonal-type than in fetal-type hepatoblastomas, perhaps reflecting the degree of hepatocyte differentiation. All of the fetal-type hepatoblastomas expressed pCEA with both an intracytoplasmic and bile canalicular pattern. Embryonal type hepatoblastomas were more likely to be pCEA negative or to show focal or no canalicular pattern of expression, again possibly reflecting the degree of hepatocyte differentiation. All of the hepatoblastomas were mCEA negative. All of the nonhepatoblastomas were Hep Par 1 negative, except for the one hepatocellular carcinoma in this study, which was Hep Par 1 positive. We conclude that Hep Par 1 and pCEA are useful markers for hepatoblastomas, as they have been shown to be in hepatocellular carcinomas.
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