Table 3 Mismatch repair protein immunohistochemical staining pattern and microsatellite instability status of gynecologic tract carcinomas for both retrospective and prospective groups

From: A two-antibody mismatch repair protein immunohistochemistry screening approach for colorectal carcinomas, skin sebaceous tumors, and gynecologic tract carcinomas

Immunohistochemical pattern (%)

Uterine primary carcinoma

Ovarian primary carcinoma

 

Grade 1 endometrioid (n=17)

Grade 2 endometrioid (n=3)

Grade 3 endometrioid (n=16)

Clear cell (n=4)

Grade 1 endometrioid (n=1)

Grade 3 endometrioid (n=4)

Clear cell (n=3)

Serous (n=2)

Loss of MLH1 and PMS2

2

0

7

0

0

1

0

0

Loss of MSH2 and MSH6

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

Loss of MSH6 alone

1

1

2

0

1

0

0

0

Equivocal MSH6

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Loss of at least 1 protein

 Microsatellite unstablea

4

2

11

0

1

1

0

0

 No. tested

0/1

1/2

3/5

NA

Not tested

1/1

NA

NA

All proteins tested intact

 Microsatellite unstable

11

1

5

4

0

3

3

2

 No. tested (%)

0/1

0/1

None tested

0/1

NA

0/2

0/1

None tested

  1. aAll gynecologic carcinomas exhibiting unstable microsatellites demonstrated high levels of microsatellite instability (MSI-H) on PCR analysis.