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Clear Cell Sarcoma. An Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Study
Author(s) -
Hasegawa Tadashi,
Hirose Takanori,
Kudo Eiji,
Hizawa Kazuo
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
pathology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1827
pISSN - 1320-5463
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1989.tb02442.x
Subject(s) - histogenesis , pathology , vimentin , cytokeratin , immunohistochemistry , sarcoma , amelanotic melanoma , melanoma , antibody , biology , melanosome , chemistry , melanin , medicine , cancer research , immunology , genetics
The histogenesis of clear cell sarcoma was investigated by immunohistochemical examination of five tumors (two melanotic and three amelanotic) and electron microscopic examination of two of these tumors (one melanotic and one amelanotic). Melanin production was observed histologically in two of the tumors. The cytoplasm of ceils in both types of tumor contained various numbers of melanosomes. Melanoma‐specific antibody (HMB‐45), anti S 100 protein, and anti vimentin antibodies gave positive reactions in four tumors, while all tumors showed Leu 7 immunoreactivity. No cytokeratin or epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) was detected immunohisto‐chemically in any tumor. The immunoreactivity of this type of tumor with HMB‐45 antibody strongly suggests melanocytic differentiation rather than schwannian or synovial differentiation. The reaction of the cells of one tumor with only Leu‐7 indicates the existence of undifferentiated clear cell sarcoma of neuroectodermal origin that does not show definite melanocytic differentiation. Acta Pathol Jpn 39: 321 327, 1989.