Table 5 Selected literature reports on patterns of immunohistochemical staining for MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2 in extraintestinal neoplasms

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

Tumor site

Reference

Total no.

Abnormal mismatch repair protein immunohistochemical staining pattern

All intact

   

MLH1/PMS2

MLH1-only

PMS2-only

MSH2/MSH6

MSH2-only

MSH6-only

Other patterns

 

Skin sebaceous tumor

Orta et al19

27

2

0

1

8

0

1

0

15

Gynecologic tract

Modica et al39

85

23

0

6

6

1

9

1 with PMS2/MSH6,

2 with MLH1/PMS2/MSH6

37

Gynecologic tract

Garg et al40

71

19

0

0

9

0

4

0

39

Gynecologic tract

Backes et al41

140

24

0

0

4

0

2

0

110

Ampulla of Vater

Agaram et al42

54

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

51