Abstract
Objective: To observe the immunoexpression of CK20/CK7 as a tumor marker and its association with histological grade of colorectal adenocarcinoma. Study Design: Observational/cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Pathology and Surgery, Post Graduate Medical Institute Lahore and Jinnah Medical College Peshawar from July, 2013 to February, 2015 Materials and Methods: Surgical specimens/paraffin blocks of 60 histopathologically diagnosed cases of colorectal adenocarcinoma were included in this study. Three sections, 4 umthick from each blocks were cut and were stained with H&E and for CK20 and CK7 immunostain respectively. All the slides were evaluated for colorectal adenocarcinoma along with expression of CK20 and CK7. Results: CK2-+/CK7 - immune-phenotype was seen in 38 out of60 (63.33%) cases of colorectal adenocarcinomas. While the CK20+/CK7+ immunophenotype was detected in 9 out 60 (15%) cases of colorectal adenocarcinomas. Similarly the CK20-/CK7-immunophenotype expression pattern was observed in 11/60 (18.33%) cases of colorectal adenocarcinomas. We also observed the CK20 expression in 47 out of 60 (78/33%) and CK7 expression in 11 out of 60 (18.33%) in colorectal adenocarcinomas. Conclusion: There is an association of histological grade and pattern of expression of CK20/CK7.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 27-31 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Medical Forum Monthly |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Colorectal adenocarcinoma
- Cytokeratin 20 (CK20)
- Cytokeratin 7 (CK7)
- Immunohistochemistry (IHC)