Table 7 B72.3 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 (%)

Thor et al (1986)54

47

46 (98)

Not studied

Bollinger et al (1989)27

46

33 (72)

28

0 (0)

Wick et al (1989)55

44

37 (84)

Not studied

Khoury et al (1990)28

20

13 (65)

10

3a (30)

Wick et al (1990)56

10

10 (100)

20

0 (0)

Rothacker and Möbius (1995)50

30

27 (90)

Not studied

Ordóñez (1998)2

45

39 (87)

35

0 (0)

Present study

45

33 (73)

40

0 (0)

  1. a<1% of the cells were positive.