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Histopathology. 2013 Feb;62(3):406-13. Morgan EA, Pozdnyakova O, Nascimento AF, Hirsch MS.
Abstract
AIMS:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the expression patterns of B-cell specific activator protein (BSAP)/PAX5 and Antibody PAX8 in a wide variety of B-cell and T-cell neoplasms.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
A wide range of B-cell and T-cell neoplasms were subjected to immunohistochemical staining with antibodies against BSAP/PAX5 and PAX8 (polyclonal, pPAX8; monoclonal, mPAX8). Ten non-neoplastic lymph node specimens were examined with the same panel. All of the tested neoplastic and non-neoplastic B-cells reacted with the BSAP/PAX5 and pPAX8 antibodies, but did not show reactivity with the mPAX8 antibody. All tested T-cell neoplasms were negative using the BSAP/PAX5, pPAX8 and mPAX8 antibodies.
CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first study to show the absence of reactivity to an mPAX8 antibody in an expanded panel of B-cell lymphomas as well as in a variety of T-cell neoplasms. In contrast to the mPAX8 antibody, the pPAX8 antibody shows nuclear positivity in non-neoplastic B cells and mature B-cell neoplasms; however, this expression is probably a result of cross-reactivity with PAX5. Given that many laboratories use the pPAX8 antibody, a clear understanding of the differential staining patterns is necessary. The differential diagnosis of a B-cell lymphoma should be entertained when a pPAX8-positive, epithelial marker-negative neoplasm of uncertain primary origin is encountered.
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