TABLE 5 Argyrophilia and Immunohistochemical Reactivity of Carcinoid Tumor of the Thymus

From: Clinicopathologic and DNA Cytometric Analysis of Carcinoid Tumors of the Thymus

Case No.

Grimelius Stain

Immunohistochemical Stain

Ki67

LI (%)

  

AE1/3

NSE

Synapto

Chromo

N-CAM

S-100

Somato

ACTH

CCK

CEA

Calcito

Seroto

 

1

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

0.0

2

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

1.8

3

+

+

+

+

+

+

2.8

4

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

5.0

6

+

+

+

+

+

+

6.1

7

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

3.9

8

+

+

+

+

+

0.1

9

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

5.0

10

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

0.0

11

+

+

+

+

+

+

5.6

12a

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

0.0

PR

100

100

100

100

91

73

45

36

27

18

0

0

0

 
  1. PR, positive rate; AE1/3, cytokeratin; NSE, neuron-specific enolase; Synapto, synaptophysin; Chromo, Chromogranin A; N-CAM, neural-cell adhesion molecule; S-100, S-100 protein; Somato, somatostatin; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; CCK, cholecystokinin, Calcito, calcitonin; Seroto, serotonin; LI, labeling index.
  2. aa Autopsy sample.