Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour: co-expression of keratin and vimentin
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Virchows Archiv
- Vol. 413 (4), 341-348
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00783027
Abstract
Immunohistochemical observations of intermediate sized proteins in five cases of adenomatoid odontogenic tumour (AOT) are described. The immunohistochemical detections of keratins were made with polyclonal antiserum (TK, 41–65 kDa) and three monoclonal keratin antibodies (KL1: 55–57 kDa; PKK1: 40, 45, and 52.5 kDa and nos. 19, 18, 8; K8.12: nos. 16, 13) and vimentin and desmin monoclonal antibodies. Histologically, the tumour epithelia could be divided into two types: type A cells were a spindle or columnar shape and formed solid, ductal, tubular or whorled structures. Type B cells were small and compact cells at the periphery of the A cell-containing focus. Immunohistochemically, the type A cells showed very slight reaction with all antibodies to keratins, whereas the type B cells indicated slight-to-moderate expression of keratin and vimentin, and showed coexpression. Both types of cell showed a negative reaction for desmin. Only one case was associated with cystic lesions, and the cyst-lining was composed of thin squamous epithelium. Keratin expression in this epithelium was strong. In the histogenesis of AOT it was postulated that the tumour cells may have originated from undifferentiated odontogenic epithelium or stratum intermedium cells.This publication has 39 references indexed in Scilit:
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