Table 6 Ber-EP4 reactivity reported in papillary serous carcinomas and peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma

From: The diagnostic utility of immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy in distinguishing between peritoneal mesotheliomas and serous carcinomas: a comparative study

 

Papillary serous carcinomas

Peritoneal epithelioid mesotheliomas

 

n

+Cases (%)

n

+Cases (%)

Rothacker and Möbius (1995)50

30

25 (83)

Not studied

Ordóñez (1998)2

45

45 (100)

35

4 (11)

Cherchi et al (2001)51

6

3 (50)

Not studied

Attanoos et al (2002)1

23

20 (87)

32

3 (9)

Present study

45

45 (100)

40

5 (13)

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