Table 8 CD15 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 (%)

Bollinger et al (1989)27

46

34 (74)

28

3 (11)

Wick et al (1989)55

44

32 (73)

Not studied

Khoury et al (1990)28

20

6 (30)

4

0 (0)

Wick et al (1990)56

10

8 (80)

20

3 (15)

Rothacker and Möbius (1995)50

30

17 (57)

Not studied

Ordóñez (1998)2

45

28 (62)

35

0 (0)

Attanoos et al (2002)1

23

7 (30)

32

2 (6)

Present study

45

26 (58)

40

0 (0)