TY - JOUR
T1 - Immunohistochemical expression of OCT4 in primary central nervous system germ cell tumours
AU - Ngan, Kah Wai
AU - Jung, Shih Ming
AU - Lee, Li Yu
AU - Chuang, Wen Yu
AU - Yeh, Chi Ju
AU - Hsieh, Yi Yueh
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - OCT4 is a POU-domain transcription factor that is expressed in embryonic stem cells and germ cells. OCT4 has been detected in specific types of testicular germ cell tumour (GCT), including seminoma and embryonal carcinoma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of OCT4 expression in the diagnosis of primary central nervous system (CNS) pure and mixed GCT. Seventeen formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues of primary CNS GCT were immunohistochemically studied. The 12 pure GCT samples comprised germinoma (5), yolk sac tumour (3), mature teratoma (2), and immature teratoma (2). The five cases of mixed GCT contained various components as follows: yolk sac tumour (4), embryonal carcinoma (3), mature teratoma (1), germinoma (2), polyembryoma (1) and immature teratoma (1). Diffuse and strong nuclear staining indicating OCT4 expression was detected in all cases of pure germinoma (5), and in all cases of mixed GCT containing embryonal carcinoma (3) and/or germinoma (2). There was no corresponding staining in pure GCT of yolk sac tumour, mature teratoma, or immature teratoma except in a primitive neuroectodermal component, or in mixed GCT containing components of yolk sac tumour, mature teratoma or immature teratoma. In conclusion, we found that OCT4 immunostaining is a useful diagnostic tool to assist in the identification of primary CNS embryonal carcinoma and germinoma. In CNS mixed GCT, OCT4 expression can be detected provided that the components include embryonal carcinoma and/or germinoma.
AB - OCT4 is a POU-domain transcription factor that is expressed in embryonic stem cells and germ cells. OCT4 has been detected in specific types of testicular germ cell tumour (GCT), including seminoma and embryonal carcinoma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of OCT4 expression in the diagnosis of primary central nervous system (CNS) pure and mixed GCT. Seventeen formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues of primary CNS GCT were immunohistochemically studied. The 12 pure GCT samples comprised germinoma (5), yolk sac tumour (3), mature teratoma (2), and immature teratoma (2). The five cases of mixed GCT contained various components as follows: yolk sac tumour (4), embryonal carcinoma (3), mature teratoma (1), germinoma (2), polyembryoma (1) and immature teratoma (1). Diffuse and strong nuclear staining indicating OCT4 expression was detected in all cases of pure germinoma (5), and in all cases of mixed GCT containing embryonal carcinoma (3) and/or germinoma (2). There was no corresponding staining in pure GCT of yolk sac tumour, mature teratoma, or immature teratoma except in a primitive neuroectodermal component, or in mixed GCT containing components of yolk sac tumour, mature teratoma or immature teratoma. In conclusion, we found that OCT4 immunostaining is a useful diagnostic tool to assist in the identification of primary CNS embryonal carcinoma and germinoma. In CNS mixed GCT, OCT4 expression can be detected provided that the components include embryonal carcinoma and/or germinoma.
KW - Central nervous system
KW - Embryonal carcinoma
KW - Germinoma
KW - Mixed germ cell tumours
KW - OCT4
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.08.013
DO - 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.08.013
M3 - 文章
C2 - 17997317
AN - SCOPUS:37349009654
SN - 0967-5868
VL - 15
SP - 149
EP - 152
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
IS - 2
ER -